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:

Remake Of Asian Film | Nightmare | Loss Of Eyesight | Ghost | Person On Fire

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

Another blinking remake!

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:

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

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Company:

Lionsgate

Anecdotes:

Jessica Alba was known as Obi Wan on set.

Goofs:

Continuity: 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.

Guillemet:

Sydney Wells: There have been cases of transplant recipients who've actually shown characteristics of the donor.
Dr. Paul Faulkner: Right, that's cellular memory.
Sydney Wells: Yeah. There was a liver transplantation in Kentucky last year. She almost immediately felt the urge to take up smoking and she hadn't her entire life.
Dr. Paul Faulkner: The donor was a chain smoker?
Sydney Wells: Down to the same brand. And a few years ago, this little girl helped the police solve the murder of the person she got her heart from, she kept having visions of the crime. There's some kind of a chemical, it's uh...
[...]

Connexions De Film:

References Ghost (1990)

Another blinking remake!

With virtually every successful Asian horror movie of the last few years having already been remade by Hollywood, it was only a matter of time before Gin gwai (AKA The Eye) got the treatment, despite the original not really being all that great (I found it fairly entertaining, but unexceptional—my rating: 6/10).

Jessica Alba plays Sydney Wells, a blind violinist who receives a cornea transplant only to discover that her new set of peepers allow her to see much more than she had originally bargained for: Sydney can see dead people!! Aided by her doctor, she attempts to unravel the terrible secret behind her scary supernatural power.

Directed by David Moreau and Xavier Palud, The Eye is a totally unnecessary and dreary remake that copies parts of original verbatim, alters scenes that should have been left well alone (the creepy cafe meat-licking scene has gone, and the downbeat ending has been swapped for a typical Hollywood crowd pleaser), and totally botches what should be the scariest bit of the whole film (the lift scene is VERY disappointing).

Take my advice: If you've already seen Gin gwai, then stay away from The Eye.