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The Eye
2008 98 min United States of America, Canada PG-13 18+
★5.2
Drama, Horror, Thriller
Director: David Moreau, Xavier Palud
🎭 Based on
«The Eye»
Trailers
Description
Violinist Sydney Wells was accidentally blinded by her sister Helen when she was five years old. She submits to a cornea transplantation, and while recovering from the operation, she realizes that she is seeing dead people.
Budget:
$12M
US Gross:
$31.42M
Worldwide:
$58.01M
Starring
Jessica Alba
Actor
Alessandro Nivola
Actor
Parker Posey
Actor
Awards
Razzie Awards 2009
— Worst Actress
Key opinion
The Eye is a technically proficient but highly derivative remake that relies heavily on established horror tropes. While Jessica Alba anchors the production, critics are divided on whether the film delivers genuine scares or functions more as a mild mystery thriller.
| Originality | The film is a derivative and cliché-heavy remake of its Asian predecessor. | |
| Score | The atmospheric sound design and musical score are consistently effective. | |
| Production | The visual effects and production design are technically proficient. | |
| Acting | Alba's performance is a point of contention, with some praising her realistic and empathetic portrayal and others finding her too sweet and overacted. | |
| Emotion | The intensity of the horror is divisive; some find the atmosphere eerie and tense, while others find the scares mild and lacking true terror. |