Blink (1994)

A blind woman, whose sight has only recently been restored, thinks she's witnessed a brutal murder. Starring Madeline Stowe and Aidan Quinn. Directed by Michael Apted. Year: 1994 Director: Michael pted Starring: Madeleine Stowe, Aidan Quinn, James Remar

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An average thriller lifted by strong lead performances

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. July 13, 2008

Great Movie!!!!

This is one of the best movies I have ever seen and I am a huge movie buff so that is saying a lot. Great acting. Madeline Stowe and Aidan Quinn have great chemistry. February 9, 2008

A Movie with real Chemistry

This is an intriguing movie. The chemistry between the leads is very strong. I enjpyed the mystery and and the personal side of this film. It is mostly shot in in the dark which makes it more exciting. If you like suspenseful movies, you should like this one. January 20, 2008

Stowe is lovely. The rest fo the film, not so much.

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
December 20, 2007

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