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Movie Reviews of Blink
Movie Review: Pretty Good Thriller
Summary: 3 Stars
If you're looking for a decent thriller to watch for a couple of hours then Blink is a good choice. It's not a spectacular movie, or one which you would probably want to watch again and again, but it is entertaining and worth seeing.
The best thing about this movie is Madeleine Stowe playing the blind woman, Emma Brody, who is given a transplant operation to help her see again. While her sight is returning she witnesses a murder committed by a brutal serial killer and becomes his next target. Stowe plays her character really well, making the blind scenes look genuine and making you care about her future. Aidan Quinn was OK in his role as Detective John Hallstrom, the police detective investigating the serial killer case who (surprise, surprise) falls for Emma Brody. My main problem was that Hallstrom's role wasn't really appealing to me. He was an extroverted womaniser before he met Emma, and he never really matured from this point. In the first scene of the movie Hallstrom gets drunk in a bar and tries to get Emma's attention, not realising that she is blind. I thought Hallstrom seemed like a moron in this scene and it didn't really bode well for the rest of the film or the developing relationship between them. I was actually much more intrigued by Hallstrom's police partner Thomas Ridgely, played by the quieter James Remar. The only problem with Emma's character is that the story demands that she does a couple of silly things, such as slipping away from her police bodyguard in the middle of the night and other unnecessary actions that nobody sensible would do when being hunted by a killer.
The plot is pretty standard stuff although it is shot well and the acting is good. The murderer never seems that scary until the final couple of scenes, when he becomes much more realistic. Overall, this is a good film and I recommend it for people looking for a decent thriller with a romantic subplot. It won't blow you out of the water, but it will keep you happy enough while you're watching it.
Movie Review: Would this jerk really do a 180?
Summary: 3 Stars
"Blink" is a story about a blind woman named Emma (Madeleine Stowe) who has an operation to fix one of her eyes and soon after, comes face-to-face with a murderer. However, she's unable to identify the murderer because her operation was only partly successful. Although she's now able to see objects in front of her, those objects are blurry and wavy. And for some reason, when she is able to see objects with crystal clarity, it's only a memory of an object or person seen the day before.
Aidan Quinn plays detective John Hallstrom investigating this murder, along with Emma's help. A romance ensues and this romance transforms John from a complete jerk into a romantic guy with a heart of gold.
However, this sudden transformation in character seemed unlikely. When we first meet John, he drops his pants and flashes his naked behind to Emma, proving he's just an immature jerk. But when he later starts cracking jokes with a dead body, he goes from being an immature jerk to looking like a psychopath. And yet, I'm supposed to believe that simply spending time with a partially blind woman made this jerk do a 180 in character? I just wasn't buying it.
There were other parts that bothered me as well. For example, in one scene, Emma trips while WALKING up her apartment stairs (because she can barely see them) ....and yet -- the very next day -- she's able to RUN down those very same stairs with ease. Also, throughout this movie, Emma can barely make out images right in front of her face...and yet, in another scene, she's able to clearly see John sitting in his car far across the street (even though the only times she's able to see objects with crystal clarity are when she's remembering them from the day before).
Despite this movie's flaws, though, it kept me entertained and interested in what would happen next.
Movie Review: Stowe is lovely. The rest fo the film, not so much.
Summary: 3 Stars
Blink (Michael Apted, 1994)
I'm still trying to figure out whether I liked Blink. I think a lot of that has to do with the fact that I've never quite bought into the idea of Aidan Quinn as a leading man. There's something about him that doesn't quite work, and I'm not sure what. He's a good actor, though he often seems like he's playing the same character over and over again, but he's not the kind of guy who works as a leading man. I can't explain it. There's just something about him.
In any case, Quinn here plays John Hallstrom, a cop who finds himself on the trail of a killer. The only witness to one of his murders is Emma Brody (Closetland's Madeleine Stowe), a formerly blind fiddle player who just had a cornea transplant, but is still not seeing the world around her too well. Worse, Hallstrom, who was attracted to Brody back when she was blind, finds that now she's starting to return the feelings.
As with any generic Hollywood cop film, the dialogue is heavy on one-liners and other general silliness, which helps balance out the Aidan-Quinn-je-ne-sais-quois factor I can't get past. The unfortunate bit is that it never goes much farther than that-- not surprising given screenwriter Dana Stevens' more recent output (Blink was his first screenplay that made it to the big screen) The other thing that does is Madeleine Stowe, who's one of those dead-sexy Hollywood types who never managed to latch onto roles where she'd be playing someone who's dead sexy. If you're a Stowe fan, you definitely want to see this flick. Anyone else... not too sure. A good way to kill an hour and a half, but not much more than that. ** ½
Movie Review: An average thriller lifted by strong lead performances
Summary: 3 Stars
Somehow I had missed this movie and only watched it today. "Blink" is actually a decent thriller that could have benefited with a more well-structured plot but what it fails to deliver in terms of plot development, it more than makes up by the strong lead performances by Aidan Quinn [Legends of the Fall] and Madeleine Stowe [Last of the Mohicans]. Their on-screen chemistry is palpable and well-done.
Madeleine Stowe plays a blind violinist who undergoes a corneal transplant and begins having weird side effects like delayed perception, and visions. When an upstairs tenant in her apartment gets murdered, Aidan Quinn, a Chicago cop gets assigned to the case and finds that a serial killer is on the loose. Both Stowe and Quinn's paths cross as Stowe is the only witness the police have and eventually a strong attraction develops between them. Things are complicated though for Quinn finds his integrity as the investigating officer on the serial case questioned by his deep involvement with Stowe.
There are some steamy scenes in here between Stowe and Quinn and are very tastefully done. Stowe's acting is above average, portraying an emotionally vulnerable woman who presents a strong and sarcastic facade to the world. Quinn is also good as the cop who battles his growing attachment to Stowe, whilst dealing with the demands of his job.
The weakest parts of this movie were the scenes of suspense - I felt that they could have been notched up a bit to truly evoke a feeling of menace, yet what comes across seems lacklustre at best. But, it is a decent thriller with an unusual twist and makes for an interesting viewing experience.
Movie Review: so as the saying goes
Summary: 3 Stars
It thrilled. It chilled. It tapped the bill. Heavy hitter for a quiet sitter. Night time became horror time all over again. Don't blink.