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His search begins in the belief that snuff movies are things
of urban legend rather than real and even when he turns up
a picture of a missing girl who looks like the supposed victim,
he is still unconvinced.
The trail wends its way slowly across America to Los Angeles
where our anti-hero descends into the world of sex shops,
bondage movies and pornos.
The camera work accentuates the grimness of the story with
stylish, atmospheric and gloomy lighting, which drags you
visually and emotionally into the sleazy and increasingly
dangerous world of the sex industry.
As he digs deeper, Cage's character begins to tread on dangerous
toes and finds himself having to battle it out with some seriously
sick and violent individuals.
The journey to find the truth has Welles crossing legal and
ethical boundaries to finish his task and jeopardises his
family life.
Cage is very good as the troubled PI but two of his co-stars
end up hogging the camera's attention.
Joaquin Phoenix is excellent as Cage's guide to the underworld,
playing an ambitious, but limited, opportunist to perfection.
The scene-stealer extraordinaire, however, is Peter Stormare
as a sadistic film maker.
8mm is not a movie to watch if you're feeling fed up with
the world, but it certainly is a better-than-average thriller.
Conclusion: Movie: 80% DVD Extras: 50%
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