Blink – sokea todistaja (1993)

Blink – sokea todistaja (1993). 1h 46m | K-14

“(Note: Over 500 of my movie reviews are now available in my book u0026quot;Cut to the Chaise Lounge or I Canu0026#39;t Believe I Swallowed the Remote!u0026quot; Get it at Amazon.)u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAs thrillers go this is above average. True, the premise is a u0026quot;been there, done thatu0026quot; sort of thing with a romance between the detective and the potential victim with a serial killer in the shadows, etc. However there is just enough originality here added to solid performances by the stars to make it worthwhile.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAidan Quinn (no relation to Anthony) plays a cute and quirky detective in the Windy City on the trail of a budding serial killer. Madeleine Stowe is a blue grass/Irish violinist blind since she was eight. As the movie opens she is about to get cornea transplants, and before long she can see, sort of, which is important since she has become a witness to murder. Some of what she sees are flashbacks to the day before, which makes her a problem witness for the police. Some other flashbacks are to when her mother smashed her face into a mirror for playing with her make-up. How sick is that? I presume this was dreamed up by Dana Stevens, who gets credit for the script, which is a kind of mishmash of clever lines and shlock dialogue as though two different people (or half a dozen) wrote it.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMichael Aptedu0026#39;s direction is not inspired although it isnu0026#39;t all that bad either. But he doesnu0026#39;t develop the serial killeru0026#39;s personality, and so the weirdou0026#39;s motivation seems a bit of a stretch. Also undeveloped is the doctor whose love for Stowe is unrequited. The main thing is the erotic chemistry between Stowe and Quinn, and the personality of Stoweu0026#39;s character, which is original and the best thing in the movie. I think this would have received a better reception had Quinnu0026#39;s character fallen in madly in love with the violinist. As it plays, we are not sure whether he really cares or not.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMadeleine Stowe is sexy and does a good job in a demanding role, probably the most demanding of her modest career. See it for her.”