Psychological horror thriller starring Jennifer Lopez, Vince Vaughn and Vincent D'Onofrio. Psychotherapist Catherine Deane, whose cutting-edge technique allows her to enter the minds of patients, is called in by the FBI to unlock the thoughts of a comatose serial killer, as his latest victim lies under threat of death in his secret lair.
Music-video maestro Tarsem Singh makes a visually audacious debut with this hybrid of The Silence of the Lambs and What Dreams May Come. The sci-fi chestnut of a plot has psychotherapist Jennifer Lopez employing state-of-the-art technology to enter the subconscious of comatose serial killer Vincent D'Onofrio to help rescue his latest victim. Tarsem reinforces his credentials as a magpie stylist, employing a veritable barrage of digital trickery to conjure up the nightmarish mindscape of a psychopath. But his grasp of plotting and pacing is less assured, while the stylised sections occasionally sit uncomfortably within the generic thriller framework. That said, this remains an often dazzling showcase for his imagination.
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Catherine Deane | Jennifer Lopez |
| Agent Peter Novak | Vince Vaughn |
| Carl Stargher | Vincent D'Onofrio |
| Dr Miriam Kent | Marianne Jean-Baptiste |
| Agent Gordon Ramsey | Jake Weber |
| Henry West | Dylan Baker |
| Dr Theodore "Teddy" Lee | James Gammon |
| Julia Hickson | Tara Subkoff |
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Director | Tarsem Singh |
