Atmospheric and moodily photographed, "Jennifer Eight" would be ideal viewing for a dark and rainy night. A pre-stardom Uma Thurman is lovely, and her "blind" performance is just as strong in its own quiet way as, say, Al Pacino's in the same year's "Scent Of A Woman", just less Oscar-baity. Lance Henriksen has a doubly rare co-starring / good-guy part. But it is the superb John Malkovich who steals every scene he's in - it's worth watching the film just to see him (he probably improvised some bits, which the director wisely left in). The killer's motivation is silly, but the climax is quite original in regards to who ultimately saves the day. One of the better thrillers of its kind. **1/2 out of 4.
Review of Jennifer 8
