Alba simply isn't good enough to carry this kind of movie, and lacks the presence to counter the major deficiencies of a weak and feeble ghost story.
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04/25/08
The Eye (2008)
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Reviews Counted:74
Fresh:16
Rotten:58
Average Rating:4.3/10
Consensus: Featuring wooden performances and minimal scares, The Eye is another tedious remake of an Asian horror film.
Theatrical Release:24-04-2008
Synopsis: 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... [More]
Starring: Jessica Alba, Parker Posey, Alessandro Nivola
Director: David Moreau, Xavier Palud
Reviews for The Eye
Top CriticThere are a couple of effective scares, but this feels like a retread too far. Enough with J-horror already - let’s do something new.
04/25/08
Top CriticWith every twist of the second-hand plot telegraphed far in advance, you don't need to be clairvoyant to see where this is going.
04/25/08
Top CriticOne can’t turn a blind eye to such conspicuous failings.
04/25/08
Top CriticIt's all based on the creepy little Chinese film Gin gwai, an atmospheric spine-tingler that, we're sad to say, is considerably more frightening than this tame effort.
07/14/08
Alba is so believable as a woman thrown out of her comfort zone... that it’s actually a disappointment when the plot kicks in.
02/01/08
Therapy for this fright-free, superdull remake of a stylish Hong Kong horror flick is probably not covered by your HMO.
02/04/08
What’s worse than a bad American remake of a terrifying Asian horror movie? Why, a bad American remake of a crappy Asian horror movie, of course.
02/01/08
Directors David Moreau and Xavier Palud ... and screenwriter Sebastian Gutierrez ... cleave very close to the [original Hong Kong] film in many ways, yet the result is far less satisfying.
02/07/08
A thin premise frays the audience’s patience.
02/06/08
It creates a good atmosphere, but no tension. The movie is just not memorable.
07/22/08
Moreau and Palud decide to trade in the creepy, atmospheric style of the Pang Brothers for a more amped up Hollywood approach...it fails to distinguish itself either as a remake or on its own terms as a horror film.
02/17/08
stupendously bad
02/01/08
Jessica Alba is floundering here, forced to spit out idiotic dialogue and make goo-goo eyes toward cold fish Nivola; not to mention she's one half of the most implausible pair of siblings committed to the big screen seen since Schwarzenegger and DeVito.
02/01/08
t probably goes without saying that the self-involved, privileged Sydney would pay scant attention to the violence and poverty that make up life in Ana's pueblo.
03/21/08
Further proof that those fueling the Hollywood remake machine are the ones who could really stand to have their vision restored.
02/04/08
Quite faithful until the dumbed-down Americanized ending, yet time and again the treatment is inferior.
02/01/08
Someone else should have seen the obvious hurdle of making a horror movie that relies solely on Jessica Alba's acting abilities.
02/01/08
Despite some good, shocking visual images, the execution leaves much to be desired, and overall this remake is not as effective as the 2003 Hong Kong original--or the helmers' first (French) feature, Them.
02/01/08
One of the less awful horror remakes in recent years.
02/02/08
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