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Actors: Jennifer Lopez, Vince Vaughn, Vincent D'Onofrio
Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Cell
A scientist and an FBI agent must enter the mind of a serial killer to find the whereabouts of a kidnapped girl.
--Muzin LaBlanc, Resident Scholar

This is by far the craziest trip you'll ever go on in a movie theater or at home. It's wild, but very entertaining!~
--Greg Howell, Resident Scholar


Analysis of The Cell
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Plot
Time/era of movie: - 1980's-1999
Crime & Scandal Yes
Escape/Rescue? - escape/rescue from kidnapper(s)

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Profession/status: - scientist
Age: - 20's-30's
Hair color? - brunette (Brown)
Hair type - (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey - (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
Body type - (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
Unclothed? - Slightly see-through clothes
Events of movie makes character more... - caring - sad - tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality - Hispanic/Latinic
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor? - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - Male
Hair color - brunette (Brown)
Hair style - (man) short/standard straight
Body type - (man) muscular - (man) average build
How much in movie? - 80% - 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - killer
Eccentric: Yes - mentally ill - emotionally unstable - deluded
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - 60%
Hair color - brunette (Brown) - blonde
Hair type - (man) short/standard straight
Body type - (man) average - (man) muscular
unclothed? - chest and buttocks
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - physically sick

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - West
Desert? Yes
Misc setting - scientific labs

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - very explicit references to deaths and torture
Movie makes you feel... - all mixed up
Sex/nudity in movie? Yes
What kind of sex: - kissing - seeing breasts - seeing nude female butt - seeing nude male butt
Any profanity? - A lot of foul language
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