Circle of Eight
Circle of Eight
NR | 27 October 2009 (USA)
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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.

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esportsmecom

SPOILER ALERTEveryone spoke about Jessica role and her mistake, no one mentioned why Evan was not rescued at the end, maybe the movie about him as well ?What about the two lesbian ? i didn't get what happens.The idea of repeated attempts reminds me of The Matrix when Neo enter the secret room and watch him self doing this thousands of times, however in The Matrix it was explained, here its not and i believe too much time spend on love scene between the Jessica and Evan with little about the manager who actually should be in more prime position in the movie.

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laurenbabess

I think that the reason why the neighbours fake their deaths to Jessica during is to show her what she would be doing to them in a sense (as in when she jumps out of the window to save herself, she does kill everyone else by having the fire fighters attention on her). For some reason the neighbours are aware of the cycle that keeps repeating itself (as in Jessica moves in, starts a fire, and kills everyone) but Jessica is unaware of this… it bugs me why this wasn't explained. But hey, I am probably wrong, and this was just a guess. It also bugs me that is the neighbours know that Jessica is going to kill them all once new years eve repeats itself, why doesn't say Ed tell her to "go away" when she first comes to the apartments. Some reviews have said that the reason they don't is because in fact the neighbours (e.g. Evan, Ed, India, Damon, Bale …) are themselves stuck inside the apartments and the only way for them to escape is for Jessica to stay with Evan at the end in the burning fire. But even so if this was the case, it was not explained in the movie. I do believe that part of it was for Jessica to redeem herself from letting her brother go.. But hold on… if Evan also was aware about the repeating cycle, as he does indicate at several times by saying things like "I've always loved you" and "even after all these days.." or something.. And "you'll understand soon".. and does surely indicate he is aware of the cycle.. YET why when in the end scene with Jessica and Evan talking, and then making out and starting a fire, does Evan say and do exactly (EXACTLY) the same things as the previous night, as if he had no memory of that night. Also he repeatedly stands in front of the falling wardrobe, but surely if he did have memory of the cycle like things that he said indicated, he would known to dodge the falling wardrobe. Why is it the neighbours repeat the day the same again (shown when again standing on the balcony after Jessica spotting Damon's body and when Ed AGAIN gives her a new toothbrush at the end of the film, yet says something to also show his awareness of the cycle) even though they are aware of this loop like when India says "you're going to bugger it up again this time aren't you". They are completely aware of the loop, yet repeat the day exactly the same as if they aren't aware like Jessica. The thing that baffled me the most is why the hell couldn't the firemen find Jessica's and Evan's bodies at the end? Where did they go? And when the firemen were looking did the camera look at something on the wall as if they were there? Why is Evan so sneaky and secretive about something.. He kept saying you'll understand to Jessica… Understand what? That she's in a cycle and needs to redeem herself? Because how could she possibly understand when she forgets. Also how can it only be the people in the apartments that are affected by whatever's going on, because when Jessica is first driving to her new apartment in both scenes.. She drives past exactly the same people, so obviously these people are repeating something as well, and are possible aware of it as the second time she drives past them at the end of the movie, they stare at her. It could be a groundhog type day, but in the film 'Groundhog Day' this was made clear! Unlike in this film. And if it was a groundhog day surely they would decide to not do the same thing each day. I admire the moral of the story that Jessica got a second chance to 'save her brother' (kind of).. But where does she and Evan disappear to.. Seriously? And why? … I have many many more questions I just this that I've written enough now.P.S I do apologise for the pathetic screen name, I used an old email.. But if somebody can, please answer everyone's questions, I like to talk to the writer/producer/director.. Whoever themselves!

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ironfist699

one of the best i have ever seeing.. and i have seeing a lot,more than 1500 movies most of them mystery and thriller.and this one has it all.great idea,great story,great great great. it reminds a lynch-Polanski-Gilliam-king film at their best,if you are a fun of any of those you MUST see this film,it will enjoy you for sure!you should be aware at all time whit that film from the start to the end.and it will be great watching it with others of the same taste, and at the end discussing it and try to find out what happened.i thought that i was watching the new "lost highway" or better "Mulholland Dr."full of smart twists,and unexpected outcomes.

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tfarrell-874-210415

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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