It'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.
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07/14/08
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
With 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 CriticAlba 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.
04/25/08
Top CriticOne can’t turn a blind eye to such conspicuous failings.
04/25/08
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 CriticIt creates a good atmosphere, but no tension. The movie is just not memorable.
07/22/08
Terrible direction, forgettable performances, and writers who are so faithful to the source material that they even pick up the original film's plot holes...
07/05/08
...ultimately establishes itself as the most effective endeavor of its kind since 2005's Dark Water.
06/18/08
...it doesn't leave us with much more than a feeling that we've been there and seen it all before.
06/16/08
A terrifying treat for horror junkies, as Alba's nervous wreck visionary wards off being attacked by apartments and restaurants, while dealing with a bad case of occult organ rejection.
05/29/08
Effectively creepsome until it bogs down somewhat in plot explication.
04/25/08
Top CriticLionsgate has delivered a solid PG-13 horror film that's both entertaining and suspenseful... and for those of you who don't like it, there will be more SAW on October 24.
04/17/08
The latest American remake of an Eastern import in which the thrills have been hopelessly squandered in translation, replaced with distracting, rapid-fire camerawork and thunderous bumps in the night that reflect a kind of creative desperation.
04/10/08
it could have been worse
04/09/08
Transforming Asian horror into American horror isn't so bad when the filmmakers respect the source material.
03/27/08
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
Seeing is disbelieving.
03/20/08
Um exemplo perfeito da diferença entre um filme que recicla os elementos do gênero terror de maneira criativa e outro que apenas se limita a copiá-los.
03/15/08
The cornea-deprived caper The Eye definitely sports a blurry vision in the meager horror B-movie sweepstakes...never sees clearly in its search for doomsday enlightenment.
02/19/08
Alba's performance is rather limp...
02/18/08
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