OUTSTANDING ROMANTIC SUSPENSE WITH DEEPER LESSON
Added 7/13/2009
I recently purchased "Blink" from Amazon.com after seeing a trailer for it on [...]. In this movie, Madeleine Stowe, who is a very gifted actress, plays Emma Brody, a blind woman and talented violinist in an Irish folk band who has just undergone a corneal transplant to restore her sight, after she was blinded at age 8, when her horribly abusive mother smashed her face into a mirror. The brilliant opthalmologist who does the transplant surgery is obviously in love with her and has been for some time; it would have been nicer if this relationship could have been explored more fully, as another reviewer wrote.
Emma witnesses a murder but because her vision is still not very clear, she does not make a credible witness when she goes to the police. The detective assigned to the case is John Hallstrom, who is played by Aidan Quinn. It's obvious he and Stowe get along in real life, as they have great chemistry and have starred in other movies together. The scene where Quinn and Stowe are in the coffee shop, talking, and the way he looks at her, is very powerful. Despite his attraction, he is trying to remain professionally detached, but when he sees her having dinner with her doctor, his control breaks and he finally gives in to the attraction. The ending scene, in which he's standing and waiting for her, while bringing her dog back to her, and he tells her how he really feels (using lyrics she dared him to write), is outstanding.
I also think there is a deeper lesson in this movie: never take the gift of sight for granted, as it is precious. As someone who had LASIK vision correction surgery about five years ago (I could hardly see the big "E" on the eye chart before), I could really relate on a personal level to Emma Brody's coming to terms with finally being able to see. Of course, having a corneal transplant is much more serious than LASIK surgery, but nonetheless, I found the scene where the doctor removes the bandage from her eye, and she's touching his face and crying, very moving. The first time I realized I could read the clock across the room without glasses, after 30 years, I started crying too.
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Great Movie but CD Music Disappointing
Added 1/12/2009
I loved this movie and it was great hearing The Drovers' music. I thought the CD of the movie's music would have more singing, but there is only a bit of singing at the beginning and end. Most of it is "mood" type music that served as the background to action in the movie, and this is not really music but just atmospheric stuff that is kind of slow and depressing. I think there was more singing in the movie. Maybe my expectations were off.
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Blink soundtrack
Added 11/23/2008
I was a big hit. This was a gift and hard to find
So it was exciting to see the persons reaction to
the gift. Thanks
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An average thriller lifted by strong lead performances
Added 7/13/2008
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.
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Great Movie!!!!
Added 2/9/2008
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.
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