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Jessica Alba on The Eye: The RT Interview

by Jen Yamato | January 29, 2008

Summary

This week, Jessica Alba enters the horror genre as a blind violinist whose corneal transplant opens her eyes to the supernatural world. We talked to the galaxy's hottest (pregnant) woman about her latest role. Back to Article

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rowdyfoudy writes:
on Jan 29 2008 05:06 PM

why i read this interview... i dont quite know.

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jokerboy1991 writes:
on Jan 29 2008 05:22 PM

Honestly what is the big deal about Jessica Alba, yeah sure she is hot, but. Come on GOOD LUCK CHUCK,INTO THE BLUE,FANTASTIC 4 one and 2,AWAKE, and HONEY. Need I say more. Sure SIN CITY was great, but even a great movie like that cant hide all these films.

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Shakalaka writes:
on Jan 29 2008 05:35 PM

Sounds like an interesting movie, I'll check it out.

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Matanuki writes:
on Jan 29 2008 05:38 PM

In reply to this comment (#1538273)
Come on, jokerboyyyy. You didn't enjoy Into The Blue juuuust a little bit? Come on... Commmmeeee ooooonnnn. ;-)

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davechung writes:
on Jan 29 2008 05:52 PM

In reply to this comment (#1538247)
Sometimes, you read for the pictures... but some magazines that come with black plastic wrap on the outside, you read for the articles.

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JpPrewitt789 writes:
on Jan 29 2008 06:58 PM

In reply to this comment (#1538247)
seconded

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Meddle Head writes:
on Jan 29 2008 07:12 PM

She's one of, if not the, hottest women alive. She's incredibly motivated and determined to try and be a serious actress now.

Unfortunately, she just isn't a good actress. At all.

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CoUcH ToMaToE DoUgIe writes:
on Jan 29 2008 08:46 PM

hey, in hollywood acting, unfortunately, is rarely the absolute

skill you need to make it out there:( its, for that fortunate reason, that

the insanely gorgeous Jessica ALba has a career and always will have one.

what man can resist her and as long as she avoids the absolute dreck {aka any

more dame cook movies} she will find a nitch with certain big name critics

that will slowly build her imaginary acting talent up from where she is now,

which is at jennifer lopez depth. Jessica, just film some "artsy" sexy movie

and get your freakin oscar. hey it worked for halie berry;)

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h-town24 writes:
on Jan 29 2008 09:27 PM

"hey, in hollywood acting, unfortunately, is rarely the absolute
skill you need to make it out there:(" You coudn't be more wrong CoUcH ToMaToE DoUgIe!

P.S. Halle Berry won on talent! She is 20x the actress Jessica Alba is!

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CoUcH ToMaToE DoUgIe writes:
on Jan 29 2008 09:53 PM

hey, i didn't say halle had no talent but lets be honest it

wasn't acting that push her over the top to get an oscar;) sure, halle

has more talent jessica alba, but let's be fair here halle has made how

many disasterous films? how many good ones, let alone great ones? think

about, two films she is warmly remebered for die another day and swordfish

were both widely panned... swordfish has an official tomatmeter of 25% and

yet we rememember her so well in that film, why was that? her acting, hmmm?

then in that classic james bonds film, oh you remember the one that kinda

killed the entire series off until daniel craig saved recently. yep,

Halle was part of that one as well, and she wasn't remembered for her acting

their either. Essentially, i'm not saying she is jessica simpson or jennifer

lopez bad acting but i am saying it doesn't hurt if you are drop dead

gorgeous and are every guy's fantasy like halle and alba have always been.

Thus, h-town24, Halle did win on her talent... which the majority is made

up of a quality that doesn't exactly resemble pure acting prowess.

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CoUcH ToMaToE DoUgIe writes:
on Jan 29 2008 10:02 PM

also, my comment of "hey, in hollywood acting, unfortunately, is

rarely the absolute skill you need to make it out there" Do you really want

to go down a list of how many stars in hollywood film and tv are famous

because of pure talent, whether comedy, drama, etc. & those who are famous

because of some non acting reason, trust me the final count would be a lot

closer than you may want to admit. I mean honestly, at best i would say any

stars with actual real acting talent that are featured at all, is at best in

the current telvision/film era is barely above 50/50. C'mon h-town, how many

stars live on fame that they don't deserve, and i'm not even talking about

the train wreck phony stars, but actual stable people who have no real talent

other than being cool or looking hot. Hey, i am not naive, i'm just trying

to explain this known Fact that actual acting ability is not ever going to

be the reason you succeed in hollywood. Sorry, if i bother anyone but h-town

challenged my views and i don't believe he can debate my opinion.

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starvin writes:
on Jan 30 2008 01:04 AM

couch tomato. wow.

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starvin writes:
on Jan 30 2008 01:05 AM

hahaha i just read "i dont believe he can debate my opinion"

"nitch" is a good one too

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Floor Man writes:
on Jan 30 2008 01:42 AM

In reply to this comment (#1540062)
Hahahahahahahaha! Seconded. ...Enter "reality". ;)

On an article-related note...this interview actually raises my respect for Alba and the movie; although, I'm still guessing a relatively low tomatometer for it.

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jasperoosterveld writes:
on Jan 30 2008 02:04 AM

She is still young and hot but when she passed 30 she is not going to get any more roles. Join the line with bad actresses like cameron diaz, drew barrymore and who am i forgetting?

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renny2077 writes:
on Jan 30 2008 03:39 AM

She needs to get a new agent quick. The choice of movies aren't great at all. Except for Sin City and maybe Into the Blue. This one doesn't look hopeful either.

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smartmoviekid writes:
on Jan 30 2008 04:37 AM

aww stop picking on her acting chops! at least shes doing a fine job of putting her dedication into the role. nobody can judge her on her determination to do the performance properly. I mean look what she did in order to prepare for this role! from her previous movies, she does have tremendous potential, especally from sin city. idk what exactly shes missing, but i know her talent exceeds her beauty, at the very least her dedication to acting.

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Matanuki writes:
on Jan 30 2008 05:38 AM

In reply to this comment (#1539383)
Don't even bother beating that drum here. Far too many of the RT devoted seem to bash Halle Berry as a matter of course. I, myself, have completely tuned out to it.

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Matanuki writes:
on Jan 30 2008 05:46 AM

In reply to this comment (#1539383)
What I would totally love to see is Jessica Alba settle all disputes with a surprise break out performance in this film. I'll smile a knowing smile. Because no one is doomed to mediocrity unless they settle for it. And it's clear that Jessica Alba most certainly is not. A pretty person in a superficial world that at least strives to be more is worthy of my respect and applause. It's like what Bruce Lee wrote. "Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail."

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Gimy writes:
on Jan 30 2008 06:28 AM

her looks are already fading because she doesn't have that NORMAL look anymore, since a few years ago. granted she doesn't look as ripped as jessica biel but the less meat on her bones...the more unhot she looks. 2 years and her career is over, especially with the pregnancy. somebody should inform her she'll never be a serious actress. i like her in the movies she's in but, lets get real here...Oscar winner? hardly. i just think young chic actresses who's careers are based SOLELY on looks should be more grateful. the kicker will be in less than 5 years when she gets desperate and finally gives into the "no nudity" clause because her career is in shambles. just bein' honest. keep doing the non serious roles and collect your paycheck, have fun livin' a happy life with an absurd amount of money, and stop b3tching that the only parts you get are t and a roles. don't like it? go wait tables. there's thousands of chics in Cali and NY that are just as hot and more desperate to land ANY role. be grateful for your only talent, your looks, because without them...nobody would know you existed...

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Weicher writes:
on Jan 30 2008 08:52 AM

Who cares? Please IGN, I know you're religiously paid by the majors, but stop making publicity about crappy movies with wanna-be [porn] actress who can't act.

Cheers.

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Henry Ham writes:
on Jan 30 2008 09:12 AM

She's so pretty! Definitely no RR, but Jen you lucky lucky woman.

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BUCK69 writes:
on Jan 30 2008 09:52 AM

In reply to this comment (#1540698)
Who cares indeed? The bigger questiobn is why waste time posting a comment about and reading an interview with a "wanna-be [porn] actress"? Some of you guys spend an awful lot of time knocking someone whom you claim you couldn't care less about. Do you see the contradiction there???

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Jen Yamato writes:
on Jan 30 2008 10:00 AM

"Who cares? Please IGN, I know you're religiously paid by the majors, but stop making publicity about crappy movies with wanna-be [porn] actress who can't act."

Weicher, I assure you that we don't select interviews based on how much money studios are paying us (my payola take on the Alba piece: $0), but by how much we think you readers are interested in a film. That said, I'm glad you seem interested in reading about movies outside the mainstream, and I hope you read and enjoy my next interview with character actor/Peckinpah fave LQ Jones.

Please tell me that's the kind of article that will get your attention, because that would really make my day.

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Astr0creep writes:
on Jan 30 2008 10:47 AM

In reply to this comment (#1539383)
Pff.

Halle Berry is so overrated.

She got Monster's Ball because she did it with Billy Bob for real.

She was in Catwoman and her performance in James Bond and X-Men sucked.

But she's very easy on the eyes and the day she wins a second oscar is the day she does Rob Schneider for real in a movie imo...

At least Alba has potential. Berry had plenty of opportunities to prove she's a decent actress and she's not.

Or maybe, like Jessica, she needs another agent.

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MovieShades writes:
on Jan 30 2008 11:13 AM

Great interview! "The Eye" sounds like an interesting movie and character. It's a different direction for Jessica, who I thought was excellent in "Sin City" and brought a natural charm in "Honey." She was also surprising apt in slapstick comedy for "Good Luck Chuck" (though the same can't be said for the movie).

Most of you guys don't give her credit for her work. I doubt she's been able to get roles to show her range. The upcoming "The Love Guru" looks winsome, but she probably plays a secondary-girlfriend role again.

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love_flag writes:
on Jan 30 2008 01:25 PM

I have high hopes for this film. Thing is, I know I'm absolutely wrong... but it'd be really cool if this one turned out to be good. And as for Alba, meh. Very, very hot, but her onscreen presence leaves to be desired. Let's see if she can handle a horror film on her own shoulders now.

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love_flag writes:
on Jan 30 2008 01:28 PM

I have high hopes for this film. Thing is, I know I'm absolutely wrong... but it'd be really cool if this one turned out to be good. And as for Alba, meh. Very, very hot, but her onscreen presence leaves to be desired. Let's see if she can handle a horror film on her own shoulders now.

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meanstreak writes:
on Jan 30 2008 01:39 PM

I think she's a very cute girl and all, but I don't see what the big deal is. I see just as and more attractive women on campus at the college I attend. In terms of her track record and talent, the media makes it sound like she's come full circle and can do no wrong with her career and movie choices. As mentioned before, the list isn't bullet proof. Shia LaBeouf has a better history and he hasn%u2019t been around half as long. No, he isn%u2019t a little hottie for the men and boys to drool over, but you see my point. She hasn't been in a bad film per se, but Sin City was the peak of things so far. Any true comic book movie fan knows that the Fantastic Four series is slumming in the ranks, compared to your Spider-Mans, Batmans, Matrix Films; so on and so forth. I've only seen the first one and just like the rest of her movies to date, outside of Sin City, it wasn't bad, but it's not on my list of top motion pictures. Her role in Sin wasn't even that challenging; she just looked good and played the victim pretty well. Don't get me wrong, I'm not like most fans of entertainment; I don't subconsciously hope for the crash and burn of every hot new talent; I hope she does well and moves up to even larger projects. On the other hand, all the talk is overblown until she headlines a movie and fills a theatre without bending over in really short shorts or dancing on a pole in tight pants. All that said and in her defense, she is trying not to cash in on the meat market direction of her looks and she%u2019s stated as such in the recent past.

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jokerboy1991 writes:
on Jan 30 2008 02:47 PM

I'm sure shes a nice person, she is really pretty, but she just doesn't do good movies. I'm sure she'll have a break out performance in am movie no to far into the future.

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dradul writes:
on Jan 30 2008 07:08 PM

There was a Thai horror film called "The Eye" which was released like 3 years ago and was quite good.
GREAT job.. keep on copying!! Ring, Dark Water, The Grudge.. ..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eye_(2002_film)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Hh5jKJJM2Hk

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dradul writes:
on Jan 30 2008 07:10 PM

There was a Thai horror film called "The Eye" which was released like 3 years ago and was quite good.
GREAT job.. keep on copying!! Ring, Dark Water, The Grudge.. ..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eye_(2002_film)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Hh5jKJJM2Hk

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filmforlife writes:
on Jan 31 2008 11:37 AM

You can submit images of your eye or find cool ones elsewhere to HollywoodChicago.com and get FREE MOVIE Passes, posters, buttons, etc. for Jessica Alba's "The Eye"! Read about it and post your eyes here:

http://www.hollywoodchicago.com/news/1047/hollywoodchicagocom-giving-out-15-passes-for-jessica-albas-the-eye

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Jen Yamato writes:
on Jan 31 2008 02:21 PM

Did this article just get spammed?

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Matanuki writes:
on Jan 31 2008 06:10 PM

In reply to this comment (#1544124)
Hmm.... Looks like it, Jen.

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CoUcH ToMaToE DoUgIe writes:
on Jan 31 2008 08:07 PM

In reply to this comment (#1540060)
why do i ever express my opinion... but hey Starvin its always

great to see my opinion can impress you so much. Still, i don't what i am

saying that is such a big deal, all i said is- a lot of hollywood is made up

of people who don't deserve any antention or even respect, at times, in the

way they are treated. hey, i am no judge of what people do but i do believe

many don't deserve the attention or power that is given to them especially if

they considered themselves actors. Case in point- jessica alba gets a lot

of attention why because she is one of the most beautiful women in the world.

i and most everyone, knows this and hey i never mind seeing her stunning face

on the big screen BUT I really feel insulted at the same time that we have to

respect her as some person with actual acting ability. hey, we all can act a

little, and i always like to believe that hollywood should be a place where

only the best of the best should make it there in terms of their acting

ability. And its not like she has not been given a chance to prove herself

but honestly every movie she is remembered for is solely based on her amazing

body and incredibly sexiness. All the movies "Honey, sin city, deep blue" all

her best remembered movies are just remebered for one thing and it was not

her acting. its, ironic that her best acting probably came on her short lived

tv show, dark angel, which is no tour du force of acting but honestly gave me

hope that she had an actual future. but frankly i have not seen any real hope

that she any real talent since then. so, critize and make fun of me if you

want but if you truely believe jessica alba should continue to be treated as

serious movie star because she is gifted in acting,and not just her sexiness,

then okay its your view. but i do hope you give me a real reason and not just

insult me. Hey, i like these women, alba and halle but i just don't think

they have the enduring acting chops to be endeared and revered as they are

today, with halle especially on this point. halle is a good actress thats it

nothing extraordinary and that is how she is perseived and its a shame

because their are those actresses who are better than her who will never

get any love or honors she has gotten.

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CoUcH ToMaToE DoUgIe writes:
on Jan 31 2008 08:22 PM

Matanuki, i didn't forget you, so you suggest i "bash" halle

berry to a point where you have tuned me out? fine, but please, before you

turn my signal of opinion, listen to me one more time, please. I never mean

to bash a good actress like Halle, but like i have always been against her

getting all this honored treatment, like she is a living legend and she can

do no wrong. hey, I NEVER said she has never had a great moment here or there

but frankly her career is filled with many more misses than hits. Honestly,

how many actors have given great performances but are later ridiculed after

making too many horrible movies. here, i will give you an example, that most

will somehow throw in my face but here goes... RAY liotta. good actor, made

did a great job in a movie ten times good as any movie halle has ever been

in, a movie called "goodfellas". heard of it, right? so, as you must of also

known ray's career has kinda fallen off the cliff of respectablity and he

now is mainly a faded star, who had a chance for a legendary career but too

many bad movies ended that hope. The point is this... no matter how great you

are in one movie, to become a legend you need to have an enduring career

filled with many hits. its a high standard, but i think its fair for

legendary status. and i can't believe how anyone can say halle deserves that

treatment. AND that's why I appear to "bash" halle, not because she has no

talent but because she is seen as acting legend and she is not that, sorry.

I hope i convince most of you to understand my point and hopefully agree

with it. sorry i take so long explaining myself, but please don't hate me

because i refuse to hate any of your opinions of me. so, i await your

response, hope their kind, please.

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violentgum writes:
on Jan 31 2008 11:11 PM

For god's sake people - see the original THE EYE - it is a very well made horror film.

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dradul writes:
on Feb 01 2008 06:39 AM

http://youtube.com/watch?v=IPYdK-R4Tyo

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ronm writes:
on Feb 01 2008 09:01 AM

Wow, you guys are giving this interview some major legs. I too love watching Alba doing just about anything. She is simply one stunning looking lady. That said, I would be surprised if she evolves into another Merrel Streep. Not many do. And I agree she was at her best in Dark Angel and Sin City. But given the nature of the films, she was far from stinking up the place in the two Fantastic 4 movies. I enjoyed both movies and felt she acted quite well given the material. Give the girl a little time to mature and she'll do just fine. She has been thrown into some roles, most poorly written and directed, based on her looks (Good Luck Chuck and Honey for example). Others roles she was obviously not well suited for or ill prepared. That can happen to any hot young actress. She seems to be fairly intelligent, so I have little doubt she'll figure out her strengths and get better with experience. Maybe not Oscar good, but then again... (see above)

PS: Good interview. Keep em coming!

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Matanuki writes:
on Feb 01 2008 08:31 PM

In reply to this comment (#1544979)
Well, thank you for taking notice. But I made no attempts to point fingers. Many do bash Halle Berry as a matter of course, as if it gets them some kind of imagined RT street cred. Sorry if I led you to believe otherwise. My main beef is when people diss her as if she's this terrible actress who has nothing more than good looks going for her. She can't drive for sh it, sure, but she's at least a passable actress. And there's more, for instance, to her role in Monster's Ball than the gratuitous sex scene. Like when she discovered that her son was dead. The stoic bastard that I am, there is something to be said about actors who can convey a convincing scene of deep, heart wrenching emotion. Ditto that for Will Smith in I am Legend. I truly felt the scene when he was talking to the mannequin, begging it with rheumy eyes to acknowledge him. The catharsis, for me, was deeply humane, and specifically relevant in this day and age that finds us all so terribly cut off from each other. For me it's all about the subtleties, the things we often take for granted or fail to recognize.

What I tune out to are the bloated Halle Berry/Will Smith diatribes. You're ok in book.

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CoUcH ToMaToE DoUgIe writes:
on Feb 02 2008 12:21 AM

Matanuki , that was wonderfully posted and i am happy to know

you were nor pointing any fingers at me. Also, i fully agree with your

statement and i feel the same way. i do agree both of the actors you mention

did give tremendous performances in those two movies. and if i misstook my

opinion, all i was saying Halle overall is not an all time great actress and

she has always gotten the highest support that should be reserved only for

the best of the best. by no means, did i say the only reason why she has a

career is because she is beautiful. still, i do believe it helps her out now

and then;) still, she is good actress, and i would never hate on her like

some have. as for will, he really is growing as an actor and i am shocked to

see will become so good considering his initial roles were pretty standard

stuff, nothing showing a tremendous future as a serious actor. but he keeps

getting better and who knows where it will lead him? an oscar is probably in

his future someday.. and i just want to include you're okay in my book as

well.

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Matanuki writes:
on Feb 02 2008 05:13 AM

In reply to this comment (#1547603)
Pretty girls and pretty boys, in a superficial world, perhaps have it the hardest when it comes to striving to achieve more, when it comes to seeking greatness. Greatness is usually fostered by struggle in the extreme, by not having, by, as Langston Hughes reminded us, enduring a great deal of deference. I admire the actors who dedicate themselves to the craft and attempt to rise above the easy passage their pretty exteriors offer them. This is what Heath Ledger did after all. But it often strikes me as even more significant when it's a female actor, since the demon of superficiality preys so much on them.

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jonken writes:
on Feb 03 2008 02:13 AM

In reply to this comment (#1540324)
ok i see i alot of just saying that Jessica Alba is just sexy and is going in for the looks... i think her performance was actally fair... not excellent, but good enough to get a good review. i have seen the original, the indie ver, and compared to this movie, i thought it was excellent, expecially my dad actually got scared, that is like a rarity. but other than that her performance was impressive.
her persuit to the main role was excellent. it is very hard to get into apart, expecially with the complex put into this character, blind, a musician, experiencing something u cant explain. by fair the mind is fear itself, like how the beginning was played. you cant cry or scream only in a triller film, it takes alot of emotional aspects into it too. countless i have seen movies, but never played the character well. For jessica abla, that must have been alot of thinking and deep exploration to see what would a blind see after getting eye surgery, how would she react? what would she do next? if not, what is her next move? how should she feel in that situation? if she researched to get that character, then she is an actress not doubt. when u watch an original move,you always look, whats there flaw, what did she do that i can do to get a good score. to me analysising a charater, to find something that is different, something original, that takes alot of guts because to be honest, that character was better than the original, to be different from the other makes and be true to the storyline, that is acting no doubt. i think Abla took about 5 steps in her career from the 10 steps she had before. that is called improvement! ^.^

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Matanuki writes:
on Feb 03 2008 05:37 AM

In reply to this comment (#1549774)
Good deal, chief. I'm looking forward to seeing this one.

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Bigbrother writes:
on Feb 03 2008 09:13 AM

Hardest job in the world....Directing Jessica Alba on Into the Blue. Lights, Camera....HAVE A GREAT ***!!! Perfect that's a wrap, now wait for Oscar consideration :)

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rapidbm writes:
on Feb 05 2008 02:41 AM

I espect this movie.I like this genre..
About JA,i dont no what to say...She is not the most well playing actress,but she can learn...

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LinoBrocka writes:
on Feb 05 2008 09:49 PM

Who ever made the trailer is an idiot. They showed the god damn twist in it!
Stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid

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LinoBrocka writes:
on Feb 05 2008 09:51 PM

Who ever made the trailer is an idiot. They showed the god damn twist in it!
Stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid

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