Monday, July 15, 2013

8MM (1999)

 
A private investigator is hired to discover if a "snuff film" is authentic or not.
 
Uneven dark thriller with some chilling moments but without depth and one overblown lead performance.
 
Halliwell (no star): "A gloating, exploitative thriller about pornography in Los Angeles; it develops a hectoring tone that cannot be justified by script, direction or acting."
 
Maltin **: "An intensely grim, often unpleasant film, somewhat reminiscent of HARDCORE, is weakened by serious issues of credibility in Cage's character and motivation."


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