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PRO:

This is not a movie for the squeamish, by any means. But for those who like their thrillers dark and their heroes a bit more complicated and flawed than the average shoot-without-a-blink type so prevalent in today's movies, 8MM fills the bill.

-- Craig Marine, San Franciso Examiner

It is a real film. Not a slick exploitation exercise with all the trappings of depravity but none of the consequences.

-- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

MIXED:

The result, while not entirely devoid of entertainment value, doesn't work as a whole.

-- James Berardenelli, reelview.com

CON:

That 8MM fails miserably as a psychological thriller is forgivable. The fact that it is nearly as creepy, sleazy, and manipulative as the pornographic films it so cluelessly and hypocritically condemns is not.

-- Nathan Rabin, The Onion

Those foolhardy enough to place themselves at the mercy of 8MM can expect the following emotions: disgust and revulsion, then anger, followed by a profound and disheartening sadness. There are some films whose existence makes the world a worse place to live, and this is one of them.

-- Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times