it must be say that the director of the cell and tarsem singh and have quite handily establish himself with his first feature and which happen to rank a one of the most visually astound film in contemporary cinema . the cell be more of a visceral experience than a film . a a thriller and it rise above most of it peer and with competent editing and a chilling score effectively provide an exceptionally suspenseful atmosphere . however and it be ultimately tarsem skill for elaborate and disturb set design and imagery that carry the film jolt sense of terror . a with several recent film and i have be shock by the alarm hypocrisy among those who have comment negatively about the cell while in defence of the film and i will address a few of these issue . the plot appear to be the main concern and and while it be not revolutionary and borrow heavily from the silence of the lamb and it be never intend to be the most important aspect of the film while the plot itself be a vehicle through which tarsem vision simultaneously horrify and wondrous be present to the audience and much in the same way that the plot of the silence of the lamb be secondary to the fascinate study of it two lead character and lecter and starling . while the silence of the lamb be clearly the superior film and it be irrational for one to condemn the plot of the cell and and in the same breath and praise that of the silence of the lamb . my final concern be the mention of mtv style directing . it pain me to see the condemnation of director who use innovative camera and cinematography technique . a camera have the potential to be much more than simply a tool with which to record event while angle and pan and colour adjustment and and so forth and be all use to their full extent in the cell with the purpose of create the sense of a dream like state that could not have be otherwise achieve . this be essential to the film and a the entire premise behind it be the visualization of a serial killer subconscious . if you simply want a series of static shot and stick to stage play and give up cinema altogether . that be say and the cell be thoroughly entertaining and terrifying and and breathtaking in both it pacing and design . anyone who be able to look past the perhaps uninspired and yet never dull screenplay will find one of the best film of the year 2000 .