Three Blind Mice

October. 08,2003      
Rating:
4.3
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Thomas is a talented computer programmer living in a vibrant, urban metropolis. Lonely and unsure about life, he finds solitude in the world of internet chat rooms, webcam sites and virtual communication. One evening, Thomas witnesses the brutal murder of a webcam friend and in a vain attempt to protect her he becomes the prime suspect in the homicide. Determined to prove his innocence, Thomas teams up with Claire, a specialist in internet crimes to uncover the truth. To expose the murderer, Claire and Thomas decide to set up their own webcam site using Claire as the cyber bait. Somewhere down the line the truth becomes blurred and Thomas no longer knows where to turn or who to trust. As his life starts to spiral out of control, he has to face the terrifying reality that he could be the next victim.........the virtual nightmare has only just begun.

Edward Furlong as  Thomas Cross
Emilia Fox as  Claire Bligh
Elsa Zylberstein as  Nathalie
Chiwetel Ejiofor as  Mark Hayward
Sara Stewart as  Thomas's Boss
Peter Wight as  Tomlinson
Ben Miles as  Lindsey
Philip Whitchurch as  Carlin
Martin Wenner as  Jorn

Reviews

Dotsthavesp
2003/10/08

I wanted to but couldn't!

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Kailansorac
2003/10/09

Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.

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Hayden Kane
2003/10/10

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

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Josephina
2003/10/11

Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

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Libbie Joplin
2003/10/12

I sat down watching this movie thinking that it was going to be a bad computer film but now I admit that it was great Eddie Furlong did a wonderful proformance as Thomas and Emilia Fox was just as wonderful as Eddie.I would give it a 9 out of 10,it kept me guessing of whet was gonna happen next.So if your looking for a good computer flick I would suggest this movie.

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Michael_Towers
2003/10/13

Alan Jones of "Shivers" magazine once called "Fear Dot Com" a "ring for retards". If that is true then "Three Blind Mice" is like "Fear Dot Com" with an IQ. Three Blind Mice is a patient film, and a thinking film. So in that right it seems more Asian than European. While European films are generally less plot with more visuals this film sort of goes in the other direction. It was released by First Look Films, the same people who brought us "Dahmer" (probably the best serial killer biography film made since "Henry"). The director in this film opts for a lot of "My Little Eye" type visuals toward the beginning and the end but they do not overpower the film the way they did in that movie. The plot is something you'll have to think about, which is refreshing for a contemporary European thriller and especially refreshing for the sort of trash that usually goes direct to video. This movie was the one that was supposed to jump start Edward Furlong's career (again) but since it has been released direct to video his film career will really hinge on the next Crow movie he's starring in with David Boreanaz, "The Crow: Wicked Prayer". All together this is one of the few thinking European movies that won't be remade, unlike "Insomnia", "The Vanishing" and "Nightwatch" because it bears too large a resemblance to "Fear Dot Com" and "8MM". But if you're renting it its a nice watch. It isn't the greatest watch but for a direct to video release it's pleasant surprise to see that this much thought was put into it. It's a much better film that "Fear Dot Com", which steals from "Kill Baby Kill", "Ringu" and its American counterpart "The Ring" (the whole nosebleed thing didn't happen in the original Japanese movie), and while the cast and ending aren't quite up to par the same way as "8MM" it's very unpredictable. With how early the first murder occurred caught me quite off guard. This may be what weighs the movie down for a lot of people, (something that really grabs you happens early on and nothing quite as visually or mentally engaging happens for quite a while after). But I was patient and, at least in a intellectual sense, it paid off. I do have a number of problems with the script though. Since we are only really hinted at a relationship between Furlong's character and the Cathy character the murder isn't quite as powerful as it could've been, and in for this reason the trailer which accompanies the feature on the DVD leaves you with a different impression of the story being than the film itself does. Even though the two main characters do touch upon the idea of a relationship between two people existing only physically though means of the internet during a conversation (and therefore not really physically at all) its never really touched upon again in the script. Though by the end of film we get to see the contrast of feeling between the type of people who do the watching (we see what other kinds of people watch these sites, though way of their emails to the Cathy character) and the sort of people being watched (though means of the story having the female lead set up her own voyeur site in order to catch the killer) and the more importantly the difference between the sorts of people who only watch and the sorts of people who actually know the people they're watching. Since neither "Fear Dot Com" or "8MM" really bother to touch upon these sort of relationships this film actually represents a screenwriter touching upon an original idea in the middle of writing his film (another reason this isn't bankable Hollywood material). I'm glad that for once a story about people's relationship with the internet actually has something to say. Fortunately the director's power over the camera doesn't slow down or stop the story from being told. When the time comes he takes a passive role here and just you watch the story develop, though his talent for knowing how to tell the story creatively come in handy toward the end of the story. Another problem American audiences might have with this movie is the ending. But you must realize that the screenwriter deciding to end the story the way he did allowed him to insert another one of these themes into the story, and therein allowing you to understand more about these characters and the screenwriter's point of view of the world.

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sarah_lennon
2003/10/14

A very good, very suspensful and humerous film. The film show's what can happen in Cyber Crime when even though you are in a different country you can be a suspect.The film is excellent in the same way the other Edward Furlong Film Animal Factory is - you are waiting for a twist! Will one come???? Get it out and see!

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greil
2003/10/15

29 July 03"Three Blind Mice" leaves the viewer shattered, trying to make the picture come out differently. Edward Furlong and especially Emilia Fox might seem perfunctorily cast at first; by the time the film is halfway to its end they seem to have merged with their characters. Trapped between computers, highjacked television channels, and all all-stops-out reality show combining B & E, sex crimes, mutilation, and murder, their characters are caught up in a plot they keep trying to convince themselves they can control, knowing they have almost no chance. Fox, so quietly convincing in "The Pianist," here seems capable of going in any direction, and for that matter three directions at once, whiplashing the viewer from one perspective to another. The drama is under pressure--no actor dominates any other, there are no McGuffins, no cheats, no teases, just a momentum that builds so cruelly you may want to forget the film when it's over. Chances are you will have to see it again.

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