The Eye

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The Eye

PG-13,

2008,

1h 37m,

Horror/

Mystery & Thriller

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Blind for most of her life, concert violinist Sydney Wells (Jessica Alba) is the recipient of a double corneal transplant that restores her sight at long last. With the help of her doctor (Alessandro Nivola) and sister (Parker Posey), she learns to see again. Soon, however, frightening visions convince her that a terrifying alternate world exists, and only she can see it.

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Critics Consensus

Featuring wooden performances and minimal scares, The Eye is another tedious remake of an Asian horror film.

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Tim Grierson

Screen International

Jul 23, 2008

Jessica Alba may be easy on the eyes, but a lack of dramatic heft makes her hard on The Eye.

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Neil Smith

BBC.com

Apr 25, 2008

2/5

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.

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Dennis Harvey

Variety

Apr 25, 2008

Effectively creepsome until it bogs down somewhat in plot explication.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Oct 17, 2024

1/4

It proves less cohesive than your average Asian horror remake due to the troubled production and a star incapable of relating dramatic tension.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Sep 7, 2020

1.5/4.0

Along with Posey's disappointing turn here, Nivola is uncomfortably weak.

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Scott Weinberg

TheHorrorShow

Aug 28, 2015

Takes a B-minus import and turns it into a D-minus retread.

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Albus R

Apr 27, 2019

Couple of jolts to start with before fading into something ridiculous whilst retained oppositely that would most likely leave you unimpressed since there is no sight to behold. (C+)

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Luke L

Jan 19, 2019

All I really have to say about this movie is why does a corneal transplant that allows you to see ghosts also allow you to hear them?

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Han M

Dec 19, 2018

Awesome movie. Lots of great actors and an awesome storyline. Good scares.

George R

Nov 23, 2018

The idea is great but they acting is below average.Alba started well got her eyes and the film started to lose it's ability to be a descent horror as she got her sight back. If you can tell what happens next in a horror and predict what each actor will say then im sorry but game over

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Anakin W

Jun 21, 2017

This was one of the worst movies I have ever seen. The acting was terrible the special effects were terrible. So what are you left with? A hurried movie that fails to scare or keep you in suspense. There were a few parts that I enjoyed only to switch back to crap. It's a shame too because there were chances in the script that could have made it really good. The only thing worse than this movie was that my eyes didn't fall out so I had to watch it all.

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Anakin W

Apr 4, 2017

Not as bad as it was made out to be. Not a bad little supernatural thriller.

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Xavier Palud

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Sydney Wells

Alessandro Nivola

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Synopsis

Blind for most of her life, concert violinist Sydney Wells (Jessica Alba) is the recipient of a double corneal transplant that restores her sight at long last. With the help of her doctor (Alessandro Nivola) and sister (Parker Posey), she learns to see again. Soon, however, frightening visions convince her that a terrifying alternate world exists, and only she can see it.

Director: David Moreau, Xavier Palud
Producer: Tom Cruise, Paula Wagner
Screenwriter: Sebastian Gutierrez, Hillary Seitz
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Lionsgate, Cruise-Wagner Productions, Capital Arts Entertainment, Paramount Vantage
Rating: PG-13 (Violence/Terror|Disturbing Content)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 1, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 9, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $31.4M
Runtime: 1h 37m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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