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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.

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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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.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
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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Regardless of its shortcomings, The Eye literally gave me the chills at least a dozen times, and that's what counts.

Full Review Source: SPLICEDWire | comment Comment
06/15/03
Rob Blackwelder
Rob Blackwelder
SPLICEDWire

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
Andrew O'Hehir
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

Quite effective at scaring the daylights out of an audience.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
06/13/03
Moira MacDonald
Moira MacDonald
Seattle Times

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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Oh yeah, I was scared -- scared that I'd wake up before the credits rolled.

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06/13/03
Jeet Thayil
Jeet Thayil
Rediff.com

The brothers are at their best playing in the style sandbox, creating shivery imagery and eerie moods...

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
06/13/03
Sean Axmaker
Sean Axmaker
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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06/13/03
Emily Blunt
Emily Blunt
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Wildly hyped horror import is easy to look at but doesn't truly terrify, despite the invention of the directing Pang brothers.

Full Review Source: Netflix | comment Comment
06/12/03
James Rocchi
James Rocchi
Netflix

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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Writers Oxide Pang and Jo Jo Yuet-chun Hui borrow liberally from such films as "The Sixth Sense," "The Eyes of Laura Mars" and even "At First Sight," ensuring that any genre buff will know exactly where "The Eye" is headed, but the Pangs, cinematographer

Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
06/11/03
Laura Clifford
Laura Clifford
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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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If you're a longtime horror fan, however, the shocks are somewhat mitigated by the game of "spot the reference" you'll be playing as the story unfolds.

Full Review Source: Anchorage Press | comment Comment
06/11/03
Luke Y. Thompson
Luke Y. Thompson
Anchorage Press

A triumph of style and substance...told with such style and skill

Full Review Source: Moviehole | comment Comment
06/10/03
Clint Morris
Clint Morris
Moviehole

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06/10/03
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

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.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Today | comment Comment
06/09/03
Brent Simon
Brent Simon
Entertainment Today

Anjelica Lee delivers a superb performance with a richly expressive face that conveys Mun’s journey from delight to despair. . .

Full Review Source: Killer Movie Reviews | comment Comment
06/08/03
Andrea Chase
Andrea Chase
Killer Movie Reviews

Seeing is definitely worth believing in the Hong Kong supernatural thriller The Eye. Quite imaginative and cerebrally challenging for a spookfest narrative...never blinks when it comes to its inherent hair-raising high jinks.

Full Review Source: Movie Eye | comment Comment
06/07/03
Frank Ochieng
Frank Ochieng
Movie Eye
 
 
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