Film200898 min

The Eye

Name: The Eye
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Released: 2008
Duration: 98 min
Cast: Jessica Alba, Alessandro Nivola, Parker Posey, Rade Šerbedžija, Mia Stallard

Taste attributes: dramahorrorthrillermysterymusic/dancemonster/alien/supernaturalfastfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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"How can you believe your eyes when they're not yours?"

Boxlist takeA fantastical, morally murky horror film: original and contained. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Taste details

Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

5.7 /10

TMDB · 741 votes

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What lines up

Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

Violinist Sydney Wells was accidentally blinded by her sister Helen when she was five years old. She submits to a cornea transplantation, and while recovering from the operation, she realizes that she is seeing dead people.

Synopsis: TMDB