The Eye 2 (Gin gwai 2) (2004)

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Visionary Asian horror directors the Pang Brothers offer another disconcerting look at the spirits of the dead in this sequel to their international hit The Eye. Joey Cheng (Shu Qi) is a woman who has been given to deep mood swings, which isn't helped by the fact her relationship with her boyfriend,… More Visionary Asian horror directors the Pang Brothers offer another disconcerting look at the spirits of the dead in this sequel to their international hit The Eye. Joey Cheng (Shu Qi) is a woman who has been given to deep mood swings, which isn't helped by the fact her relationship with her boyfriend, Sam (Jesdaporn Pholdee), is crumbling. In a moment of despair, Joey takes an overdose of sleeping pills in an apparent suicide attempt. Joey survives the incident, but discovers that she's pregnant with Sam's child, putting her in another difficult situation. Joey decides to keep the baby, but she soon discovers another strange side effect of her brush with death -- she can now see ghosts, especially when she's in the presence of children and pregnant women, and is frequently haunted by the spirit of a women attempting to kill herself near a railroad track. As the ghost begins visiting more and more often, Joey becomes convinced the spirit wants to enter the body of her unborn child. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 38 min.
Directed By: Danny Pang, Oxide Pang Chun
Genres: Art House & International, Horror

In Theaters: Mar 18, 2004 Wide
On DVD: Aug 9, 2005
Studio: Lionsgate

Critic Reviews

Derek Elley, Variety
A second, less rewarding trot round the shock block.
Steve Biodrowski, Cinefantastique
Fans may enjoy the "second sight," but this Eye lacks the compelling vision of its predecessor.
David Cornelius, eFilmCritic.com
It's a movie that does its best to be more complex, more fulfilling than the average horror film.
Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena
Empregar o vazio para provocar tensão é o tipo de técnica narrativa sutil que, infelizmente, os realizadores de Hollywood têm exercitado com raridade.

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Craig S

Directed by: The Pang Brothers. Starring: Qi Shu, Eugenia Yuan, Jesdaporn Pholdee. It's a film that took me a long time to really respect and like, once I had seen how amazingly scary 'The Eye'… More
Directed by: The Pang Brothers. Starring: Qi Shu, Eugenia Yuan, Jesdaporn Pholdee. It's a film that took me a long time to really respect and like, once I had seen how amazingly scary 'The Eye' was, I was expecting something in the same tone with 'The Eye 2', but that isn't the case. But I decided to watch it again and although I still have some problems with the film, I saw the film for what it is. The story follows a depressed woman who has just broken up with her boyfriend and attempts to commit suicide, but she leaves a note so that she can be revived so that she can start fresh. On the verge of death she starts to see ghosts and once she is rushed to hospital and has her stomach pumped (overdose), she realizes that she is pregnant and this starts her off seeing ghosts everywhere she turns....but why around pregnant women? It focuses a lot more on narrative rather than chills, the story is easily compelling to me as it is something that I believe in and something that thoroughly interests me. The Pang Brothers don't seem to quite grasp the concept in the first part of the film but thankfully pick up before it is too late and they focus on the emotion and the characters. In the way of what they offered in 'The Eye', the tension isn't always there, nor is it as chilling, but they do offer some amazing imagery that relates to the story and some small shocking moments. Shu Qi is certainly no Angelica Lee, but she proves herself well and provides a great performance of considerable range. I love the fact that the film aims for something different and goes in that direction rather then repeating itself (which is something where Hollywood sequels fail) and I'm glad it focused on the narrative and had an amazing story to back it up with intriguing ideas....but I guess I had hoped for what the Pang Brothers had done with there first film. Still a movie many will miss, but it should be seen....just don't expect something like the first film.
Drew S

Crap. Has nothing to do with the original Eye, nor with eyes in general. The plot is one of the most unbelievably thin that has ever been committed to the silver screen; it's amazing that they managed to stretch it out to an hour and a half. Basically, the movie amounts to the… More
Crap. Has nothing to do with the original Eye, nor with eyes in general. The plot is one of the most unbelievably thin that has ever been committed to the silver screen; it's amazing that they managed to stretch it out to an hour and a half. Basically, the movie amounts to the heroine getting chased around by ghosts for nearly an hour, finding out a dumb plot point and then falling off a building. Twice. Skip this one, especially if you liked the old Eye.
Laura C

An interesting concept and some truly eerie images and scenes but parts of it were just bordering on the ridiculous when I don't think that was the intent. Really too bad because I was quite into it for the first little while but it just completely fell apart.
alan j

more like the viewer goes mad trying to make sense or enjoy this movie. Cheap shocks and an incoherent script, at least you have Shu Qi to look at.
John M

Not that bad. But very inferior to the original. Beautiful ending.
Kevin M

The female lead actresses in this movie may be frightened most of the time, but those Asian women are just so damn gorgeous. Since I was reading subtitles during most parts, I barely noticed the acting during dialogue, but damn I love Asians (all kinds).
Eduardo C

With a more interesting premise than the first but not nearly as creepy, it is commendable that this sequel is not a retread of its predecessor but quite original in its own right. There is an elevator sequence in this one as well, one of many inside-references to its predecessor,… More
With a more interesting premise than the first but not nearly as creepy, it is commendable that this sequel is not a retread of its predecessor but quite original in its own right. There is an elevator sequence in this one as well, one of many inside-references to its predecessor, and while it is not nearly as creepy as the one in The Eye, it gets kudos for both for the reference and for not carbon copying it. The ending is, all things considered. very moving. Worth seeing for horror fans.
FanGirl B

I have no idea why this is called The Eye 2, I saw the first one and it has nothing to do with this one. Probably would have enjoyed it more had I not seen the first one first. I do however highly recommend the first one.

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Cast

Jesdaporn Pholdee
as Sam
Qi Shu
as Joey Cheung
Eugenia Yuan

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