The Eye
You Won't Believe Her Eyes
Sydney Wells (Alba) is blind and has been so since a childhood tragedy. After undergoing surgery to restore her sight she learns to see again. But soon after, unexplainable shadowy and frightening images start to haunt her. Not knowing if they are an aftermath of surgery, her mind adjusting to sight, her imagination, or something horrifyingly real, Sydney is soon convinced that her anonymous eye donor has somehow opened the door to a terrifying world only she can now see.
Based on the Hong Kong film The Eye (Jian Gui).
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Good, but... - RecoveringMystic
I haven't seen the original but I presume it was better. Given that, I was surprised the Ms. Alba was able to carry her own as a justifiably paranoid singleton. However, every scene that showed her playing the violin snapped me out of my suspension of disbelief. She's supposed to be this world class violinist but she plays the instrument like she's never held it before with a laughably inept attempt at vibrato. Why they couldn't cut to the hands of a real violinist I don't know (note: pet peeve alert)
The plot has a couple of interesting twists which keep things interesting. Despite the resolved ending the film leaves you with a rather horrific view of death and the afterworld - and if you like horror, that's good!The Eye - AppsScraps
The Eye is the americanized version of Jian Gui, the Hong Kong film directed by the Pang brothers in 2002. Directed by David Moreau and Xavier Palud, this version stars Jessica Alba as Syndey Wells, a blind violinist who receives a cornea transplant from a young Mexican women, Rosa, who committed suicide after being harassed as a witch. As her sight returns so do disturbing images of the young girl's life and worse, the ability to see ghosts living amid us in the real world. With the help of her doctor, Paul Faulkner (Alessandro Nivola), Syndey travels to Mexico to confront her disturbing visions and help Rosa transition past her purgatory. As is often the case with the americanization of asian films, this one fails as poor Jessica Alba still can't figure out how to act with any measure of believability and the directors opt to give us a silly Hollywood ending rather than the fine, if disturbing, one envisioned in the original film.
My rating 4 out of 10.The eye - movie_goer
The eye might be the first film i've seen where i appreciated Jessica Albas acting.
It was well written and played out, i even got chills, the first remake that didn't sink.
I'm surprised how the film bombed at the box office and with the critics. Panning this movies a sin. Seriously the pros aren't always right.
Here's proof. Glad i gave it a chance.
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Good, but... - RecoveringMystic
I haven't seen the original but I presume it was better. Given that, I was surprised the Ms. Alba was able to carry her own as a justifiably paranoid singleton. However, every scene that showed her playing the violin snapped me out of my suspension of disbelief. ...The Eye - AppsScraps
The Eye is the americanized version of Jian Gui, the Hong Kong film directed by the Pang brothers in 2002. Directed by David Moreau and Xavier Palud, this version stars Jessica Alba as Syndey Wells, a blind violinist who receives a cornea transplant from a ...The eye - movie_goer
The eye might be the first film i've seen where i appreciated Jessica Albas acting.
It was well written and played out, i even got chills, the first remake that didn't sink.
I'm surprised how the film bombed at the box office and with the critics. Panning ...