SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

Rijndri Load of rubbish!!

Aneesa Wardle The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Geraldine The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

FountainPen Dreadful flick from all aspects. I had to lagh at seeing a review rating it 9/10. by "acid_grinder". Turns out this is the ONLY film this person has reviewed, so I guess he/she was a crew or cast member or had a friend or family member who was. Nothing positive to say about this garbage. A shame to see Matthew Modine in it, perhaps he needed some fast cash for little real work. FAILURE. 2/10.

fedor8 Not exactly one of Ferrara's better films. It's a lot like his "A Dangerous Game"; slow, self-conscious, self-indulging, dwelling on the film world and - in this case ("T.B.") - its decadence. The camera is used in such a way to create a documentary feel, and the dialog seems partly improvised. Dennis Hopper says "man" in every sentence so this role is not much of a stretch for him (nothing new there...). Schiffer is wooden and plastic; a Barbie doll with new batteries would have sufficed if this so-called performance is all Ferrara really wanted from her. Would someone please get these supermodels out of "serious" movies?! It's a safe bet that Ferrara hired her only so that he could fantasize about her in his trailer. Or maybe he hoped she would become his girlfriend… Some scenes work well, while in others there isn't much going on. Hopper, who plays an extremely bad director, has his best scene when he reveals the secret to Modine

jrgirones What is real stimulating about an Abel Ferrara movie is that, whether you like it or not, it'll never leave you indifferent. In my point of view, "The Blackout" is not among the better ones, I'd even call it a failure, but has some great moments and several points of interest. After all, it comes from Ferrara, one of the most personal looks in cinema today, and what comes from a great director, even if it's not that good, at least it's worth trying. Be aware: it's difficult to come into "The Blackout" because it's basically confusing (too much I have to say). But even if it's not well handled, this style is coherent with the argument as far as Ferrara wants to bring to images the point of view of an alcoholic during a monumental hangover. If you are capable of going through the first thirty minutes, you'll be rewarded with an stimulating reflection about addiction and the limits between fiction and reality: the key of the main character's enigmatic hangover seems to be found in the filming of an experimental movie... another excuse to reflect on the dark side of movie making and the status of the director. Try it. Maybe you'll like it or maybe you'll end leaving it in the middle, but at least, this film will make you react in some way, which is not very usual in cinema today.

atmanda Lots of people seem to hate this film, but I think it is one of his strongest. Modine and Hopper are a great team. Ferrara does a fine job of summoning up the brooding menace of suppressed memories and bad love. Dennis Hopper takes time off from being a pantomime villain, and becomes genuinely scary for sheer decadence instead. The sunshine and sleaze of Miami are perfect counterpoints to one another.Claudia Schiffer lets the side down a tad, being only nice but dim. Oh, and the Schooly D title song is not really all that. But mostly it hits the spot.