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The Eye (2003)
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Reviews Counted:100
Fresh:64
Rotten:36
Average Rating:6.1/10
Consensus: Conventional ghost tale with a few genuine scares.
Theatrical Release:Jun 6, 2003 Limited
Box Office: $339,607
Synopsis: THE EYE, directed by twin brothers Danny and Oxide Pang, is a Chinese/Thai horror film that focuses on Mun (Sin-je Lee), a cornea-transplant recipient who has been blind most of her life. As Mun... THE EYE, directed by twin brothers Danny and Oxide Pang, is a Chinese/Thai horror film that focuses on Mun (Sin-je Lee), a cornea-transplant recipient who has been blind most of her life. As Mun adjusts to her newfound sight, she begins to see haunting visions of dead people. As these terrifying visions become more frequent, Mun turns to a young psychiatrist, Dr. Wah (Lawrence Chou), for help. Eventually the two track the identity of the deceased eye donor to Thailand, and there the mystery is finally brought to light. With THE EYE, the Pang brothers enter the increasingly populated subgenre of contemporary Asian horror. Drawing on the visual language of recent Japanese films such as RING and PULSE, as well as Hollywood films THE SIXTH SENSE and STIR OF ECHOES, this chilling tale implies more than it reveals, building a deep sense of dread, even from the opening credits. Although the "I-see-dead-people" plotline has been investigated numerous times, THE EYE manages to put a different lens on the idea through subtleties in the story and the charismatic performance of the radiant Sin-je Lee. Featuring scenes that will make all viewers wary of elevators, hospital recovery wards, and calligraphy, this film offers truly startling moments that will linger in the mind's eye for a long time. [More]
Starring: Sin-je Lee, Laurence Chou, Chutcha Rujinanon, Candy Lo
Starring: Sin-je Lee, Laurence Chou, Chutcha Rujinanon, Candy Lo, Edmund Chen, Pierre Png
Director: Danny Pang, Oxide Pang
Director: Danny Pang, Oxide Pang
Screenwriter: Jo Jo Hui Yuet Chun, Danny Pang, Oxide Pang
Producer: Lawrence Cheng
Composer: Orange Music
Studio: Palm Pictures
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Reviews for The Eye
Sin-Je experiences a range of emotion (denial, grief, understanding, terror) that is engrossing.
Ms. Lee, much more than a standard horror-movie shrieker, looks convincingly haunted by what she sees, and the Pangs' pictorial instinct is as sure as their shock-producing sense of timing.
Anjelica Lee delivers a superb performance with a richly expressive face that conveys Mun’s journey from delight to despair. . .
Although I have mixed feelings about The Eye, there's no question the Pangs have a natural talent for cinema.
Despite its flaws, this occasionally creepy film possesses unusual beauty and style.
What could merely be another cross-cultural re-up of The Sixth Sense takes on terrifying full embodiment in this disquieting, artful, pleasingly uncomfortable psychological thriller.
Directors Oxide and Danny Pang build the film's tension incrementally in these scenes, never amping it up with special effects or orchestral accents.
Just how scary is it? Even the film's daytime confrontations are enough to cause a severe jolt, but one nocturnal sequence involving a moaning old woman could leave viewers shuddering for days.
Eye spy with my little eye - something that starts with D and ends with spirits in the sky. If you like ghost stories, go see this one.
Though mythology and motivation might not withstand excessive scrutiny, this film is an intelligent, creepy thrill.
Given that The Eye plays out without so much as a single new idea or real surprise, it's a testament to the Pangs' knack for composition and editing ... that the movie goes boo as effectively as it does.
The Pang Brothers rely on mixing reality with hokum to make their tale more strange than scary.
The Pang brothers have a gift for evoking dread and shock-tactic creepiness.
It's unabashedly derivative and spooky enough to keep you up at night.
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