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The Eye (2003)

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Reviews Counted:29

Fresh:21

Rotten:8

Average Rating:6.4/10

Consensus: Conventional ghost tale with a few genuine scares.

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

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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With its spooky first-person rendering of Mun's experience -- blurred, tentative, disoriented -- The Eye creates a world of constant and imminent upheaval.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
11/21/03
Geoff Pevere
Geoff Pevere
Toronto Star
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Though perhaps not the greatest thing since sliced eyeballs, The Eye is definitely worth a look, or even a double-take.

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11/21/03
Liam Lacey
Liam Lacey
Globe and Mail
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Seeing dead people? A jarring journey from darkness into light? Granted, it's been done. But there are sweet, difficult pleasures here just the same.

Full Review Source: Denver Post | comment Comment
07/25/03
Lisa Kennedy
Lisa Kennedy
Denver Post
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It's a definite display of talent, but without enough thematic richness to get deeply under our skins.

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07/25/03
Robert Denerstein
Robert Denerstein
Denver Rocky Mountain News
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An atmospheric and cleverly executed nail-biter.

Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press | comment Comment
07/19/03
John Monaghan
John Monaghan
Detroit Free Press
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To put all the pieces in place, the Pangs have to cut a few corners in logic, but the story is generally effective if not exactly original.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
07/11/03
Eric Harrison
Eric Harrison
Houston Chronicle
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As chilling as an ice cube drawn across the back of your neck.

Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
07/08/03
Colin Covert
Colin Covert
Minneapolis Star Tribune
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It is occasionally unnerving, but slack pacing keeps the tension from mounting too high.

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06/28/03
Gary Dowell
Gary Dowell
Dallas Morning News
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... very effectively done, very scary!

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06/23/03
Richard Roeper
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Ebert & Roeper
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The Pang brothers have a gift for evoking dread and shock-tactic creepiness.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
06/20/03
Desson Thomson
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
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It casts a spell strong enough that viewers won't want to look away.

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06/20/03
Stephen Hunter
Stephen Hunter
Washington Post
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This is the kind of movie you happen across on TV, and linger to watch out of curiosity, but its inspired moments serve only to point out how routine, and occasionally how slow and wordy, the rest of it is.

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06/20/03
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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A feast to behold, but it lacks substance and will leave most viewers wholly unsatisfied.

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06/19/03
Loren King
Loren King
Chicago Tribune
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Although I have mixed feelings about The Eye, there's no question the Pangs have a natural talent for cinema.

Full Review Source: Salon.com | comment Comment
06/14/03
Andrew O'Hehir
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Salon.com
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It is hard to believe this plodding, predictable snoozer will raise anyone's pulse rate.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
06/13/03
C.W. Nevius
C.W. Nevius
San Francisco Chronicle
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Like the horror-flick hacks who infest Hollywood like termites, the Pangs don't build suspense, they assault the senses with twitchy photography and Danny's editing.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
06/13/03
Wesley Morris
Wesley Morris
Boston Globe
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Directors Oxide and Danny Pang build the film's tension incrementally in these scenes, never amping it up with special effects or orchestral accents.

Full Review Source: San Jose Mercury News | comment Comment
06/12/03
Bruce Newman
Bruce Newman
San Jose Mercury News
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It's more concerned with images and clashing electronic music than challenging the imagination or brutalizing the senses.

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06/11/03
Rex Reed
Rex Reed
New York Observer
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Accomplished and genuinely eerie.

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06/06/03
Stephen Whitty
Stephen Whitty
Newark Star-Ledger
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It's unabashedly derivative and spooky enough to keep you up at night.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
06/06/03
Elizabeth Weitzman
Elizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily News
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