Fresh
Effectively creepsome until it bogs down somewhat in plot explication.
Dennis Harvey, Variety
The Eye
How can you believe your eyes when they're not yours?
2008 · 1h 38m · PG-13
Drama, Horror, Thriller
Directed by
David Moreau
,
Xavier Palud
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- David Moreau Director
- Xavier Palud Director
- Jessica Alba as Sydney Wells
- Alessandro Nivola as Dr. Paul Faulkner
- Parker Posey as Helen Wells
- Rade Šerbedžija as Simon McCullough
- Fernanda Romero as Ana Christina Martinez
- Mia Stallard as Little Girl
- Obba Babatundé as Dr. Haskins
- Danny Mora as Miguel
- Rachel Ticotin as Rosa Martinez
- Chloë Grace Moretz as Alicia Millstone
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
22%
Tomatometer
Rotten
One can't turn a blind eye to such conspicuous failings.
Nigel Floyd, Time Out
Fresh
An effective if redundant fright flick.
Tirdad Derakhshani, Philadelphia Inquirer
Rotten
When it comes to showing something to end the second-rate horror drought, The Eye is blind.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Rotten
The major problem is the death of a horror film: It's startling, but not particularly scary.
Tasha Robinson, AV Club
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