I spy with my little eye another unnecessary remake of an Asian horror movie.
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02/01/08
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
The shocks are all cheap, the ending is ludicrous, and echoes of earlier movies are rampant, from Repulsion to The Sixth Sense.
02/01/08
A tediously noisesome English-language remake of an Asian horror picture that wasn't any great shakes to begin with.
02/01/08
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
Seeing isn't believing.
02/01/08
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
stupendously bad
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
Even an experienced viewer of supernatural pics will get an occasional jolt: I got mine from watching Jessica Alba's character about to push her right eye out of its socket.
02/01/08
...turns things upside down for a horror movie - you want to be alone in the dark.
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
The Eye never aspires to be anything more than slick sleepover fodder, but at least that qualifies as a step up for Alba.
02/01/08
...it doesn't suck. It's far from brilliant, but as weekend multiplex popcorn fare, it mostly gets the job done.
02/01/08
Although star Jessica Alba is undoubtedly easy on the eyes, this remake of a Chinese neo-classic is far too easy on the nerves.
01/31/08
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