A cheap and pretty crappy British occult thriller about a psychic hypnotherapist helping the police to catch a serial killer of little girls. I must have missed the ritual significance of the girls to the killer's design in amongst all the arcane gibberish spouted, but I can't sa...( read more)
Goran Visnjic,
Paddy Considine,
Shirley Henderson,
Miranda Otto,
Sophie Stuckey
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A hypnotherapist is caught up in the pursuit of a serial killer.
DVD Release Date: September 14, 2004
Stats: 95 reviews
Flixster Reviews (95)
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February 5, 2008
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June 1, 2007
Strange and original. Nice for a day when there is nothing else to do and you want to go to some place unexpected.
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February 3, 2009
Unremarkable occult thriller except this one employs a visionary hypnotist as part of the story. Passable, nothing more gripping than that.
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November 22, 2008
The British film Close Your Eyes was better than I anticipated. It had some good suspense moments, thrills and twists. Goran Visnjic was stellar in his portrayal of a hypnotherapist with gifts. The film seemed to slowly lose it's self partway through.
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November 17, 2009
Close Your Eyes is a dark, moody, and compelling horror/thriller. It is very well written, directed and acted. Goran Visnic and Shirley Henderson both give great performances and all of the supporting cast give fine performances as well. It is a distinctly original story. In its ...( read more)
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October 5, 2009
This movie wasn't that bad, it just didn't hold my attention very well. The concept of it was great and I think it could have been more interesting overall. There's a lot of directions this movie could of went, so it's kinda a bummer. The acting was good though, but it's n...( read more)
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April 19, 2009
For as long as I've been wanting to see this movie, I really should have picked it up sooner.
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November 26, 2008
its not an extraordinary triller but have his moments and the killer was good
Critic Reviews
An occasionally engaging but more often gruesome British thriller. full review
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