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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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Competently written, directed, and acted, but feels far too familiar to really deliver up anything beyond a few scattered moments of scare power

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05/12/03
Brian Mckay
Brian Mckay
eFilmCritic.com

After watching it, you'll feel that the word 'opener' should've also made it into the title.

Full Review Source: RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland) | comment Comment
05/08/03
Harry Guerin
Harry Guerin
RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland)

Technically proficient but completely unsurprising ghost story.

Full Review Source: Film Blather | comment Comment
04/25/03
Eugene Novikov
Eugene Novikov
Film Blather

The film is elegantly composed and offers the occasional fright but its minimalism is as calculated as its story is annoyingly familiar.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
03/16/03
Ed Gonzalez
Ed Gonzalez
Slant Magazine

Given that the current state of American Horror is usually so watered-down and generic, even a 'pretty good' horror import is reason to rejoice.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
03/12/03
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

The overall visual imagery is terrifically effective, unsettling and eerie, yet darkly beautiful at the same time.

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12/08/02
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

It's like "The Hand" clumsily mishmashed with "At First Sight", "The Sixth Sense", "Ring" and "The Mothman Prophecies", and it just goes on and on.

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11/25/02
Ian Waldron-Mantgani
Ian Waldron-Mantgani
UK Critic

Boasts the visual panache the Pang Brothers brought to their hit gangster pic.

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10/02/02
Jason Anderson
Jason Anderson
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10/02/02
Peter Bradshaw
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian [UK]

Lacks the kind of suspenseful plotting that's needed to make you cower behind your popcorn carton.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
09/03/02
Jamie Russell
Jamie Russell
BBC

A solid genre piece that's more than adept at evoking the thrills necessary to keep the audience on the edge of their seats.

Full Review Source: MovieMartyr.com | comment Comment
08/21/02
Jeremy Heilman
Jeremy Heilman
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