Fresh
Anderson creates what may be the most vividly scary and authentic portrait of a sociopathic ex-con since Dustin Hoffman in Straight Time.
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
Eye of God
A small, peaceful, God-fearing town. But tonight, it's not God they have to fear.
1997 · 1h 24m · R
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
Tim Blake Nelson
Overview
A small Oklahoma town is stripped of its innocence when one of its boys turns up mute and bloodied by the lakeside. Unable to tell his story, the local sheriff embarks on a quest to uncover the roots of a gruesome crime. He's led to Ainsley DuPree and her new husband, Jack, a man whose interest in family may very well outweigh his morals.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
74%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Set against the vivid backdrop of an Oklahoma oil town in the terminal stages of economic devastation, "Eye of God" is deliberately paced but almost entirely free of nonessential material.
Joe Leydon, Variety
Fresh
Moody, sympathetic and shot through with a sense of apprehension, "Eye of God" marks an impressive debut for writer-director Tim Blake Nelson.
Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh
''Eye of God'' is another small coup for Ms. Plimpton, whose uncanny ability to disappear into an assortment of thorny working-class characters comes close to matching Meryl Streep's in chameleonlike perfection.
Stephen Holden, New York Times
Fresh
A strange, dark movie that ruminates upon several weighty questions about faith and the existence of a Supreme Being ...
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
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