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Movie Reviews of Eight Millimeter
Movie Review: great suspense thriller
Summary: 5 Stars
My wife and I enjoyed biting our nails with this fast paced, nerve wracking thriller about the reality of underground porn, and all the filth inside the minds of those who encourage it. The movie had a good endingMovie Review: Thought Provoking
Summary: 5 Stars
The film is really rivetting and Nicolas Cage is very good as the Private Investigator who is bent upon finding the fate of the girl.
Hariharan Venkatesh
New Delhi
India
Movie Review: Fast delvery & good condition
Summary: 5 Stars
the movie was delivered fast and in good condition, the only thing wrong was the ring in the middle that kept the dvd in place is broke...but thats it!Movie Review: Disturbing beyond belief but well worth the feeling...
Summary: 4 Stars
I have never nor ever will I be a fan of Nicholas Cage. That aside, `8MM' is a film that I can get behind. It's dark, disturbing and intriguing despite the fact that Cage couldn't act his way out of a paper bag. His lack of emotional range disgust me, but regardless, `8MM' is a worthwhile cinematic experience. The subject matter is far from light fare. It delves into the perverse and downright despicable and hits a nerve with its audience. There are scenes within `8MM' where my gut is in knots, my heart racing and it's not necessarily out of fear (while there are some downright creepy moments) but more out of pure anger and frustration and deepened sadness. For a thriller it has a heart of emotional gold because it is able to attach the audience to a character they never meet and bleat for her vindication.
Nicholas Cage plays Tom Welles, a Private Investigator who meets an elderly widow distraught over a film she found hidden away within her late husbands belongings. This very rich man had purchased a pornographic film in which a young woman is brutally murdered. The first inclination of everyone involved is that it's a fake, a sick joke at that, but the widow insists that Tom investigate so that she can be sure. It's within this investigation that the audience's emotions are exposed and played with harshly. Welles delves deep into the world of pornography, legal and illegal, and uncovers things he wished he never had to witness.
Cage is nothing but boring here. His emotionless line readings get overly ridiculous, especially in a film like this where emotion is demanded of the audience. I felt as if I was affected more than Cage, and he was the man experiencing the horrors. I guess I just couldn't believe him. Joaquin Phoenix on the other hand was fantastic. He proved here that he is deserving of any and all praise that has been heaped upon him. A relative unknown at the time he was able to upstage his more famous costar with his ability to remain natural and relaxed and convey so much relatable emotion. Catherine Keener is decent as Cage's wife, but her performance is short and sweet, not much too really judge on. Another plus to this film is James Gandolfini who plays the porno slime ball so incredible convincingly. I loved to loathe him, he was that fantastic.
The film does in the end get a little extreme as Welles takes a personal approach to the horrors he uncovers. But, within all its unrealistic moments it still manages to keep the audience held tightly. This is one of those cases where the film far outshines its main character, or more so main actor since the character himself could have been much better had a more polished actor been given the role. The film is one that I would highly recommend with reservations. As I mentioned, and many others have as well, it's a very dark and disturbing creation with plenty of scenes that will bother you, mentally bother you. The subject matter is above and beyond horrendous, and it's approached in a very gritty and dark manor. You're skin will crawl and your stomach will turn long after the credits have rolled, but it's a satisfying feeling knowing that a film has been able to have such a strong impact.
Movie Review: Truly haunting and downright creepy
Summary: 4 Stars
I'm far from a fan of Nicholas Cage, I feel he shows no range of emotions in his performance and almost always comes off as if he's reading his lines with much difficulty at that. Here is really no exemption. Its funny how once Joaquin Phoenix shows up you can see the caliber of acting rise, for even though at the time Joaquin was relatively unknown; his ability to display emotion and just plain act natural far outweighs the amateurish talent in Cage.
Well, that aside this film is a good one at that. It's dark, mysterious and serves up generous helpings of fear and suspense. The subject matter is grim and depressing and may even evoke emotions such as trauma and sadness, for what happened to that poor young girl and the complete disregard for life these creeps have can weigh heavy on the easily emotional, and even those not so easily prone to compassion. As Tom Welles, Cage plays a PI hired by a recently deceased millionaire's wife who has found this pornographic film in which a young woman is murdered. At first they all pass it off as a fake, but in order to be certain he investigates, and finds out the `snuff films' aren't necessarily myth.
Slowly declining into absurdity, this film does, by the end, come off a bit unrealistic (ha, if you can imagine that *spoken with pure sarcasm*) but it still works, it still delivers the goods sort-of-speak. If you're looking for an effective thriller that will keep you glued to your seat and shaking in your skin long after the credits have finished rolling then this may just be the film for you. If nothing else it gives you a chance to see Phoenix in one of his first scene stealing roles.