Circle of Eight

October. 27,2009      NR
Rating:
3.7
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Jessica moves into a loft on the eighth floor of a Los Angeles apartment building called The Dante. The other tenants all seem friendly at first, but when she starts witnessing horrible deaths, she must team up with her neighbor Evan (Doom) to solve the mystery -- and uncover her own connection to the place.

Austin Highsmith as  Jessica
Katie Lowes as  Elaine
Josh Kelly as  Bale
John Bishop as  Ed
Natashia Williams as  India
Jesse Johnson as  Damon
DJ Qualls as  Randall
Kirk Bovill as  Cop #1
Khary Payton as  Cop #2
Henderson Wade as  EMT

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Reviews

Clevercell
2009/10/27

Very disappointing...

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Actuakers
2009/10/28

One of my all time favorites.

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MoPoshy
2009/10/29

Absolutely brilliant

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TrueHello
2009/10/30

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

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Rob Broekhof
2009/10/31

This movie is intriguing although at some points it has a weird tempo. At those moments I thought to myself: "Please get on with the story". Just two examples: (1) right from the start with the woman under water and (2) a lot of time was spent on the scene where Evan and Jessica show their interest in each other for the first time.And now for the spoiler and my addition to all the other possible explanations.I guess the main idea is to figure it out yourself! There aren't many clues that help to get a 100% certainty about the explanation. So this one isn't a 100% certain either.My second explanation: The whole crowd (including the people that are outside of the building) is in a time loop. Jessica is the only one who will be able to break that loop (for everyone else to move on with their lives). In attempt #903259 she finally realizes that she has to stay with Evan to get redemption for leaving her little brother when he was drowning while she was saving herself. It shows a form of sacrifice that is no sacrifice at all because she actually should have drowned with her little brother and will also die when she tries to save her own life by leaving Evan (although she most probably doesn't know that in attempt #903259). Proof for the explanation of being able to break the loop: when she watches the video labeled "Big surprise: failed attempt" she sees herself talking to Evan about the "fact" that people change and their essence too! Although not totally relevant, possibly she somehow "remembered" from a previous attempt, just like everyone else in the apartment somehow remember something but not enough to be able to tell Jessica the whole story even though they all know about Jessica's role in their life.Possibly this proof shows the purpose of the movie. Note that even when we live our lives an ENDLESS number of times, we can change over time, but since time is ENDLESS we don't change. It's a time/change-paradox (i.e. the only thing in life that never changes is that everything will keep on changing). Still, when you finally realize your lesson in life, take that chance!So, in this movie, every time Jessica gets another chance to stay with Evan. In attempt #903259 she finally takes that chance. So much for your regular second chances in life ;-)I recommend you to give this movie a second chance. For example, review the pieces you believe you need to see again to figure out your own explanation. Good luck and most important ... have fun!

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tfarrell-874-210415
2009/11/01

This movie starts out with a young girl moving into a new apt in the city. The first thing I noticed was that she only has one box of stuff with her? I kind of get the the story line somewhat. Some things they show...like the two lesbians making out in the dark, dank building made no sense. What was the reason? The never show them again. Another thing that bothered me was that Jessica never locked her doors! Here she is a single woman living by herself in a nasty rundown apt building with a bunch of strange people who are always popping into her apt uninvited! You would think she would learn to lock her doors...at one point she was taking a bath and again Evan walks in on her....HELLO lock your doors girl! I must say that the best part in the movie was Ed! Too many holes in this movie...could have been much better!

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Tank0
2009/11/02

i use this website a lot for reviews from my peers and so far you guys and girls are correct but this one is getting such bad reviews i just felt like registering and offering another view .Starts of with a cliché . A single woman making a new start when she moves into a new apartment . She quickly gets to know her neighbors and the odd stuff add up very fast . the rest you will have to discover yourself .If you expect suspense , blood and/or gore then move on . You do get to see some lesbian action but i still haven't found out why , except maybe to lure in teens who want to see their first boobies . The events that happen are also not that original but the general idea of the story revealed at the end makes it all worth while .It is simply a food for thought movie . if you value story above cgi you ll be set for an hour of good story telling . A cheap production but with a very good idea . Sure it has (huge) flaws like the intro being way too long and the ending should have been ten minutes earlier but i liked it enough to come post here .

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Paul Magne Haakonsen
2009/11/03

This movie had me nailed to my seat. It is so wonderfully weird and bizarre in an awesome way. Throughout the movie you are left in the dark and can only guess and speculate about that is going on. At least I didn't fully grasp the events before the movie was ending.The acting in the movie was good and the cast was good. The story of the movie - well, I am still somewhat left baffled. I got the general concept of the movie (which I will not give away here), but I somehow think there had got to be more to the story than that...This movie is good entertainment, especially if you like movies that give you stuff to think about.

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