The Eye is a good film, but it drags on occasion and never really delivers on some of the frights that it suggests. Perhaps the difference is a cultural one, although the film does suggest that Asian cultures are much more adept at dealing with death than those cultures in the West.
When protagonist Mun's neighbor continually asks for his report card, or even eats the ceremonial candles that his family has burned in his memory, it comes off less haunting and more like the actions of a goofy middle schooler, as does the strange tongue flicking of a woman who comes back to haunt her husband's food stand.
And the ending seems extremely contrived, bearing more than a passing resemblance to the conclusion of "The Mothman Prophecies. Stylish and aesthetically rich, The Eye is but another in the recent trend toward visual horror at the expense of truly frightening content.
When protagonist Mun's neighbor continually asks for his report card, or even eats the ceremonial candles that his family has burned in his memory, it comes off less haunting and more like the actions of a goofy middle schooler, as does the strange tongue flicking of a woman who comes back to haunt her husband's food stand.
And the ending seems extremely contrived, bearing more than a passing resemblance to the conclusion of "The Mothman Prophecies. Stylish and aesthetically rich, The Eye is but another in the recent trend toward visual horror at the expense of truly frightening content.