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Ghost Supernatural Ability Afterlife Woman in Danger Danger Deadly Supernatural Siblings Relations
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The Eye, 2008

Starring: Jessica Alba, Parker Posey

Directed by: David Moreau, Xavier Palud

Written by: Sebastian Gutierrez

Language: English, Spanish

Country: USA

Runtime: 98 min

MPAA Rating: PG_13

Rating:5.2

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The mood of The Eye is atmospheric, scary, and suspenseful. The plot centers around the afterlife, a woman in danger, and ghosts. It is a thriller and horror movie. In approach, The Eye is serious. It happens in contemporary times. It is a remake.

Summary of The Eye

THE EYE adapts the influential 2002 Hong Kong ghost tale by the Pang brothers into a star vehicle for Jessica Alba. While it remains faithful to the original story, this version ups the number of jolts for thrill-seeking Western audiences. Writing/directing team David Moreau and Xavier Palud, creators of the popular 2006 French thriller THEM, make their U.S. debut with a screenplay by Sebastian Gutierrez (SNAKES ON A PLANE), putting a few new twists on a cult favorite.

Concert violinist Sydney Wells (Alba) has been blind since she was five, when an accident involving firecrackers damaged her corneas. Now in her mid-20s, she has just undergone a transplant, a risky procedure that is not always successful. When the bandages come off, her sight slowly returns, and everything she sees is a new experience. A happy occasion becomes terrifying, though, when she begins to see horrifying visions of the dead. Fearing that she's losing her sanity, she enlists the help of Dr. Paul Faulkner (Alessandro Nivola), who uncovers the identity of the donor of her new corneas and travels with her to Mexico to unravel the mystery of her horrific visions. Spare and effective, THE EYE retains the two most startling sequences from the original film--a truly chilling floating dead man in an elevator and an elaborate, explosive set piece at the conclusion. Moreau, Palud, and Gutierrez jazz the story up in other spots, with quick scares, sharp music cues, and twitchy apparitions reminiscent of those in JACOB'S LADDER, but the essence remains the same. Alba is fine as damsel in distress Sydney, and the always-enjoyable Parker Posey is uncharacteristically low-key as her airline hostess sister. With no gore or anything else objectionable, the film may also be good choice for younger viewers who enjoy a good scare.

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Language:	English, Spanish
Country:	USA
Release date:	31 January 2008
Runtime:	98 min

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Jessica Alba

as Sydney Wells

Parker Posey

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Chicago Tribune

The most vivid aspect of The Eye is its poster image, that of a huge female eye with a human hand gripping the lower lid from the inside. The least vivid aspect is the way Jessica Alba delivers a simple line of expository dialogue. Full Review

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by: Michael Phillips

The Globe and Mail (Toronto)

A quirkily efficient genre exercise that knows exactly where and when to administer its cattle-prod shivers. Full Review

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by: Stephen Cole

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16.October.2009
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by: Rtaylor32
Rtaylor32 rated this movie0/10

The Eye is a safe and unassuming horror movie with few thrills or original ideas (it is after all a remake of an Asian horror movie). I would say that the only reason to see it is to ogel Jessica Alba, but I won't sink to that level of depravity. Although there is a rather tastefully gratuitous shower scene (hey! I already said that the movie plays it safe even with the sex). Our star Alba plays a successful classical musician who has been blind since the age of 5. She once had a retinal procedure but it did not take. Now as a result of stem-cell research a successful transplant operation has been performed (the stem-cell plot point is not pursued I guess it was too politico). It turns out that our star did not particularly want the operation but her sister feeling guilty persuaded her to have it (this angle is also not pursued leaving Parker Posey little to do). After a short period of blurry shaky cam shots our star's vision returns with the added ability to see spirits. The rest of the film follows similar plot lines of other Asian horror imports (think Dark Water/the Ring). The film could have used some character development. I'm reminded of a party scene early in the movie where we are introduced to several acquaintances of our star, however most are never heard of again. I guess they are there to prove that our highly attractive and successful star has loads of friends. I could have figured that out myself; what I would have liked to see is why these friends liked this woman (other than the fact that she is highly attractive). A similar scene during the opening of Cloverfield introduced several people and set up an emotional connection with the characters that was developed throughout the picture - in the Eye it is just a throw away scene. I also did not care for the Reaper/Spirits. They are computer generated garbage. Not scary/not believable. In final analysis this movie scared the crap out of me.

16.October.2009
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by: Rtaylor32

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Part of what makes the American version so sub-par, is that Americans are looking for a typical, American horror flick, and when it was remade, they tried to change so much it lost the original focus and direction. More over, it doesn't even succeed... Read and rate it

09.October.2009
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by: Rayne Jarre
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