The Eye (2008/I)

Directors:

David Moreau
Xavier Palud

Writers (WGA):

Sebastian Gutierrez (screenplay)
Jo Jo Yuet-chun Hui (2002 screenplay "Jian gui") ...

Release Date:

1 février 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Drame | Horror | Thriller

Accroche:

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

Plot:

The remake of the Hong Kong film "Jian Gui", a woman who receives an eye transplant that allows her to see into the supernatural world.

Plot Keywords:

Female Musician | Eye Transplant | Orchestra | Broken Window | Surprise Party

Avis des utilisateurs:

Alba reminds us that you may want to check where that donated organ came from.

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Ensemble

Jessica Alba	...	Sydney Wells
Alessandro Nivola	...	Dr. Paul Faulkner
Parker Posey	...	Helen Wells
Rade Serbedzija	...	Simon McCullough
Fernanda Romero	...	Ana Christina Martinez
Rachel Ticotin	...	Rosa Martinez
Obba Babatundé	...	Dr. Haskins
Danny Mora	...	Miguel
Chloe Moretz	...	Alicia Millstone
Brett Haworth	...	Shadowman
Kevin K.	...	Tomi Cheung
Tamlyn Tomita	...	Mrs. Cheung
Esodi Geiger	...	Nurse
Karen Austin	...	Mrs. Hillman
Ryan J. Pezdirc	...	Nurse Room Attendant

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence/terror and disturbing content.

Durée:

98 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais | Espagnol

Couleur:

Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Son:

Dolby Digital

Classification:

Malaysia:U | Australia:M | Hong Kong:IIB | USA:PG-13 (certificate #44048) | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Singapore:PG | Ireland:15A | Taiwan:R-12 | Finland:K-15 | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | UK:15 | Netherlands:16 | South Korea:15 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Norway:15 | Italy:T | Argentina:16

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Company:

Lionsgate

Anecdotes:

At one point Renée Zellweger was cast as the lead.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the scene when Sydney witnesses the fire in her apartment, a man grabs her arm and drags her forward. Later, when we see the burn marks on her arm, the mark of the man's palm is on the wrong side, as if he dragged her backwards.

Guillemet:

Sydney Wells: I see...
Dr. Paul Faulkner: ...what? Dead people?

Connexions De Film:

References Speed (1994/I)

Alba reminds us that you may want to check where that donated organ came from.

Jessica Alba plays a woman who undergoes cornea transplants in a remake of a Chinese film of the same name.

The moment she opens her eyes she starts to see things that aren't there. These include (a) a number of grim reapers, (b) recently dead people, (c) vivid images of someone else's past premonitions, and (d) a director and editor who aren't sure whether their making a horror film, thriller or a 'who dunnit?'.

There is a faint oriental air to the film with does add a bit of mystery. This is essentially a relatively cheaply made Alba-vehicle. There is no-one else in it other than a periodically appearing sister and a doctor who you never quite get interested in as he has nothing of worth to say.

You do jump from minor shock every now and then (but then an unexpected rapid orchestral crescendo does that to most people).

The film is similar in feel to Sarah Michelle-Gellar's The Grudge. You are left with a similar feeling when you leave the cinema; a resigned "it was okay".