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Blink (1994)

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22:00-00:10 Fri 2nd Jan 2009 130m
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The concept is not exactly new - blind woman in peril fights back - but, thanks to a winning, sassy performance from Madeleine Stowe, this effortlessly rises above the routine. Stowe is a folk fiddle player recovering from an operation that will eventually allow her to see again. For the time being, she gets fleeting moments of vision, and during one of these periods she catches sight of a murderer, thereby putting her own life in danger. Aidan Quinn is the sceptical policeman assigned to watch over her, and there is also reliable support from the likes of Laurie Metcalf and James Remar. Director Michael Apted competently cranks up the tension, and Stowe's faltering flashes of sight are brilliantly realised.