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The Eye (2008) 5.4
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5.4/10 from 42,057 users
Metascore: 36/100
Reviews: 154 user | 170 critic | 13 from Metacritic.com A woman receives an eye transplant that allows her to see into the supernatural world. |
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Simon McCullough
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Tomi Cheung
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Mrs. Hillman
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The violinist Sydney Wells has been blind since she was five years old due to an accident. She submits to a surgery of cornea transplantation to recover her vision, and while recovering from the operation, she realizes that she's having strange visions. With the support of Dr. Paul Faulkner, Sidney finds who the donor of her eyes and begins a journey to find out the truth behind her visions. Written by Genesis Rojas, Caracas, Venezuela.
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How Can You Believe Your Eyes When They're Not Yours? See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for violence/terror and disturbing content | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
1 February 2008 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$12,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$12,425,776 (USA) (1 February 2008)Gross:
£1,783,992 (UK) (16 May 2008)Company Credits
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Teen on Skateboard: Oh, shit. Thanks. I didn't see that.
Sydney Wells: Neither did I.
Sydney Wells: [voice-over while Sydney walks in the street and settles in a café] People say seeing is believing, but for me, that's not entirely true. I lost my sight when I was five years old. Those memories of what I have seen have faded so much that I doubt I'd even recognize myself anymore. Now I see using my other senses. I can smell the rain before it drops, but I can't watch it fall. I can feel the sun on my face, but I can't see it rise...
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Written by Mildred J. Hill (as Mildred Hill) and Patty S. Hill (as Patty Hill)
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Jessica Alba particularly liked the fact that, according to her, the film is scary in a different, more subtle way than most other films in the genre, since "the audience is never sure if [her] character really is seeing things or if she's just losing her mind". See more »Goofs
During the scene where Dr. Faulkner gives Sydney her donor's information, we can see the distance between the taxi and a Fedex Kinko's office change. As the taxi is taking off, the Fedex office starts to look more distant. When Faulkner stops the taxi abruptly and makes Sydney get off it, the distance between the taxi and Fedex has shrunk considerably. This implies that the taxi went forward and then backward, when it was clearly just going forward. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Teen on Skateboard: Oh, shit. Thanks. I didn't see that.
Sydney Wells: Neither did I.
Sydney Wells: [voice-over while Sydney walks in the street and settles in a café] People say seeing is believing, but for me, that's not entirely true. I lost my sight when I was five years old. Those memories of what I have seen have faded so much that I doubt I'd even recognize myself anymore. Now I see using my other senses. I can smell the rain before it drops, but I can't watch it fall. I can feel the sun on my face, but I can't see it rise...
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Happy Birthday to YouWritten by Mildred J. Hill (as Mildred Hill) and Patty S. Hill (as Patty Hill)
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OK, so it isn't the best horror movie ever made, but it also isn't the worst.
The premise is reasonable (for a horror) and despite a few plot holes the film manages to build the suspense. Alba's acting is not exactly award winning, but she does enough to avoid you disbelieving the character.
The biggest gripe I have is that the ending is a bit of an anticlimax. After the build up (I think there should have been a bit more with the apartment residents) it just fizzled out.
Overall I wouldn't rush out to buy the DVD, but if there isn't anything else on, you could do worse.