Review of The Blackout (2014) by Lee M — 29 Aug 2011

A must-see sensual cinema diamond by Ferrara, with Matthew Modine in a flawless performance!

This review of The Blackout (2014) was written by Lee M on 29 Aug 2011.

The Blackout has generally received mixed reviews.

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With vacuous dialogue and little sense of character or direction, it oozes from one amateurishly conceived scene to the next…

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By Philip M (266) on 17 Oct 2007

A wonder! only Ferrara/St John can get known hollywood actors to do very bad things…

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By Michael W. Phillips, Jr. (528) for Goatdog's Movies (527) on 28 Feb 2002

The presentation and the acting make you stop caring…

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By Lauri M (238) on 16 Dec 2007

Dark film about a Hollywood actor in Miami, who after receiving disturbing news goes on a wild bender of booze and blow and eventually blackouts…

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By Private U (13,627) on 30 Aug 2007

An underrated ferrara gem…

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By Chris H (3,076) on 25 Mar 2009

Hmm, a bit strange, oh the impact of drugs on lives…

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By Thibault L (11) on 18 Nov 2007

A solid Ferrara, dark, erotic and violent. A must see…

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By Ws W (1,791) on 26 Feb 2009

Wow, the cover looks like a porno. Tried to be David Lynch but no good. Pretentious, and confusing…

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By Christopher B (2,528) on 19 Nov 2007

A film I am shocked that more Ferrara fans don't love…

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By Jan N (87) on 17 Sep 2007

A erotic disturbed movie about a debauched Hollywood movie actor tries to piece together one wild night in Miam...(read more...)i years earlier…

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