Blink

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Blink

R

1994

1h 46m

Mystery & Thriller

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Blinded at the abusive hands of her mother as a young girl, Emma Brody (Madeleine Stowe) is now a musician in Chicago. After an operation, she partly regains her sight, but sometimes she can remember things only hours after first seeing them. When she thinks she sees the person who murdered her neighbor, the police detective John Hallstrom (Aidan Quinn) becomes involved both with the case and with Emma. Now the killer is after Emma, and John struggles to protect her as they unravel the mystery.

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Derek Malcolm

Guardian

02/29/2024

The film is made with high professionalism, and well acted by its principals.. It is, however, none too believable.

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David Ansen

Newsweek

02/15/2018

Michael Apted's Blink walks a fine line, but if you're willing to accept it on its frankly formulaic terms, it delivers some good jolts.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

01/01/2000

3.5/4

Blink is an uncommonly good thriller.

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Bob Shelton

Birmingham Post

02/29/2024

It's a clever plot with Stowe generating a lot of tension as she becomes the killer's target but it doesn't quite sustain the impact that would make it an outstanding thriller.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

01/02/2021

3/4

...an interesting premise that's employed to mostly engaging effect...

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Kathi Maio

Sojourner

08/15/2019

That Emma defends herself in the end can provide no real redemption for a character who has been consistently compromised by her creators.

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Dec 6

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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Steve D

02/19/2023

Disposable thriller that will entertain.

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12/06/2016

I have mostly home bound due to recovering from the flu. I was feeling restless, so I tried this movie out for size. I gave the movie 3 stars because of Madeline Stowe's strong performance. Aidan Quinn was "over the top" in a role that was poorly scripted for him. However, I must say that the story, and its telling, was suspenseful, and I am glad that I watched it on Netflix streaming rather having paid money to see it in the theaters years ago.

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10/28/2016

A decent thriller with a strong acting by Stowe..

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06/08/2016

Average film. Above average Madeleine.

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don s

01/10/2015

A thriller with an interesting concept: the single eyewitness to a murder is recovering from eye surgery that corrected her blindness and can't fully rely on her vision to identify the murderer. Madeleine Stowe is tremendous here. Her husky voice and inherent confidence in herself make her a favorite of mine. She gives just the right amount of vulnerability to this character to make her sympathetic when the character is written as almost completely unlikable. Quinn gives his usual average performance. I enjoyed this.

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Synopsis

Blinded at the abusive hands of her mother as a young girl, Emma Brody (Madeleine Stowe) is now a musician in Chicago. After an operation, she partly regains her sight, but sometimes she can remember things only hours after first seeing them. When she thinks she sees the person who murdered her neighbor, the police detective John Hallstrom (Aidan Quinn) becomes involved both with the case and with Emma. Now the killer is after Emma, and John struggles to protect her as they unravel the mystery.

Director: Michael Apted
Producer: David Blocker
Screenwriter: Dana Stevens
Production Co: New Line Cinema
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $16.7M
Runtime: 1h 46m
Sound Mix: Surround

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