Movie review: 8MM

With a screenplay by the writer of brilliant Se7en (1995) and the lead part for the very talented Nicholas Cage, this movie should have been very good. However, director Joel Schumacher fails completely to tie these promising elements together into a good movie. It’s much too black-and-white, with an idyllic introduction of Cage’s family that actually made me flinch, and a far-from-convincing slide into darkness. Topped of by the most nauseating happy end I’ve ever seen, and very boring music, this one is a must-miss.