Quartile rating: 6.5/10 · 1 rating
John Berlin, a big-city cop from LA moves to a small-town police force and immediately finds himself investigating a murder. Using theories rejected by his colleagues, Berlin meets a young blind woman named Helena, whom he is attracted to. Meanwhile, a serial killer is on the loose—and only John knows it.
Jennifer Eight is a competent neo-noir thriller with strong atmospheric cinematography — Vilmos Zsigmond's work gives the film a genuinely moody, wintry northern California look that elevates it above its genre peers. The plot is serviceable but fairly conventional serial-killer-meets-blind-witness territory that doesn't fully capitalize on its intriguing premise. Andy Garcia and Uma Thurman deliver solid performances, though the supporting cast is more uneven. The film falls into familiar procedural patterns and doesn't distinguish itself with any particularly fresh ideas — it's more execution than invention. The ending resolves adequately but without much surprise or resonance.