Jennifer 8

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This film was seriously flawed by the adolescent angst Andy Garcia shows when he talks about God not reading his junk mail. I have never heard anything (outside of a comedy where it might have been tolerable, even meaningful) so sophomoric. It sounds like something the screenplay writer wrote when he was in high school, and then dug up to fill in the dialogue. I was surprised Andy Garcia, who seems intelligent and sensitive, lacked the judgment to refuse to go through with that scene, written as it was. There are complaints against the gods that all humans have, which I could understand and respect, which I have even shared in. That is not one of them.

As soon as I began to watch this film on Netflix I could not focus on it, I found myself doing other things and seemed to not be drawn into the film. I got about half way through the film before I realised I did not really know what the film was even about, expect that fact that it involved a blind Uma Thurman and a stiff Andy Garcier in which they are supposedly meant to like each other, although I do not see a very effective connection between the two actors. I feel the actors within the film are B-list featuring Andy Garcier, Uma Thurman, Kathy Baker and John Malkovich. I just felt as though the film was very slow and not very intense at all, with a mellow romance meant to be budding between the two main characters of the detective and the witness. Although, I did not find the film very predictable and even though it was not very tense I still attempted to work out who was the killer, so they did create some motivated for me.

I give this movie a 10, but my real rate is 8. I give 10 because this movie deserves more that his imdb rating have so many people will not watch it because of that. Great actors in one of the greatest thrillers of all time. The atmosphere is absolutely stunning and to the end you have no idea who is the killer. Yes, movie have some bad sides but I think that deserves a "directors cut" that would make things clear for those people who gave a rating lower than 7. Enjoy watching this movie!

Jennifer Eight is 2 hours and 7 minutes too long.The plot is boring,way too talky and confusing.I saw this in the movies and at one point i actually closed my eyes thinking that i could kill some of the time by sleeping some of it away.In fact towards the last 20 minutes or so i got a little paranoid and thought this film was never going to end.To make matters worse they added a little love story to it and you know whenever they do that it ruins the interest of the film because you have to sit through all that mushy crap.John malkovich also got on my nerves with his long talky scene.When the movie finally ended and a disappointing ending might i add,I walked out of the theater feeling as if i just been parolled from prison.And ladies,don,t ever let your boyfriend rent this movie for the 2 of you to watch.I gaurantee you will end off the evening slapping his ears off.

Jennifer Eight is a gripping tale of one man's obsession with finding a serial killer no one else seems to believe exists. The film is very atmospheric, many of the scenes playing out in near-darkness, inviting us to glimpse the terror of the blind character played by Uma Thurman. The story is very well-plotted, seeding in little points naturally that pay off at appropriate points. Very little seems forced or clunky. I came to this with little expectation, which is perhaps part of the reason why it is so satisfying. I'm not sure why it did not do well when it came out, but it is certainly worth catching if you're in the mood for a thoughtful, clever thriller.

This could have been one of the greats ! Great cast, gripping storyline, a convincing love story... but it's ruined for me by two problems. First, the killer's back-story is absurd. We're expected to believe he bears a murderous grudge against blind women because... he was sent to a school for the blind as a young boy ! And second, the movie ends far too abruptly - the last minute or two left me scratching my head in confusion. A little more explanation at this point would be great. What a shame the film-makers didn't spend time tying up this interesting story a little more carefully.

Well its because I like Andy Garcia. He's passionate in all of his films and I can count on him to give an outstanding performance. The problem is the kinds of films (like this one) he chooses just happens to be a bit boring and on the slow side. And thats okay because I like Garcia no matter what. This one was okay. I never wanted to see it. The trailers never interested me enough to begin with. But its a dark murder/mystery/whodunnit crime thriller of a depressed burnt out cop who tries to solve this murder mystery and ends up becoming a murder suspect himself. During all of this he falls for one potential victim played by Uma Thurman. John Malchovich really did a good job playing a sinus/conjested jerk who was the interrogator. He's such a good actor. I mean other than that, you know when your bored check it out.

Based on R2 DVD 120 min. Jennifer 8 starts out well but gets slow and flabby a little past the half way mark causing the movie to waste any built up tension while it spins in neutral for 20 minutes or so. Once Malkovich appears things pick up again. The actors do a reasonable job although Truman seems more than a little in the dark about her character. 6/10 worth watching but could do with some serious editing.

Jennifer 8 was very good. A great thriller. The shower scene when the killer was stalking the blind lady was very good. The movie has one good scene after the other. Why do people hate this movie? This is a good thriller period.