Jessica Alba, Alessandro Nivola, Parker Posey

Sydney Wells (Jessica Alba) is an accomplished, independent, Los Angeles-based concert violinist. She is also blind, and has been so since a childhood tragedy. As our story opens, Sydney undergoes a...( read more  read more... ) double corneal transplant, a surgery she as waited her whole life to have, and her sight is restored. After the surgery, neural ophthalmologist Dr. Paul Faulkner (Alessandro Nivola) helps Sydney with the difficult adjustment, and with the support of her older sister Helen (Parker Posey), Sydney learns to see again. But Sydney's happiness is short-lived as unexplainable shadowy and frightening images start to haunt her. Are they a passing aftermath of her surgery, Sydney's mind adjusting to sight, a product of her imagination, or something horrifyingly real? As Sydney's family and friends begin to doubt her sanity, Sydney is soon convinced that her anonymous eye donor has somehow opened the door to a terrifying world only she can now see… A remake of the Hong Kong film "Jian Gui", in which a woman receives an eye transplant that allows her to see into the supernatural world.

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PG-13, 1 hr. 37 min.

Directed by: David Moreau, Xavier Palud

Release Date: February 1, 2008

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DVD Release Date: June 6, 2008

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  • July 21, 2009
    stupid
  • March 14, 2009
    while alba actually shows a fair amount of natural comfortability as an actress, she continually appears in these mediocre films that are completely without consequence. not really worth the time.
  • February 18, 2009
    Standard film but wouldn't say that I could call it scary more on the occult side of things, but yeah it was well acted and reasonable.
  • December 26, 2008
    The Eye isn't a great movie by any means. I'm sure that I never would have bought it if anyone other than Jessica Alba was in the lead role. With that said, it does have a few things going for it that puts it ahead of the similar recent remake of Shutter.

    Initially it seemed lik...( read more)e The Eye was going to be another mediocre horror movie that was simply not scary. But about halfway through the film it discarded the cheap jump moments and veered off to become sort of a supernatural mystery movie. At that point, the story became fairly interesting.

    The acting is hardly worth mentioning. Alba does make a reasonable effort, but the rest of the cast isn't memorable. I was pleased to see that The Eye managed to elevate itself from its less than promising start. Don't expect to be scared, but fortunately The Eye is at its best when it has given up on trying to be frightening.
  • December 7, 2008
    I have to say I have not seen any of the Asian originals of The Eye....yet. So I can't really compare it to that as yet. It seemed to have mixed reviews when it came out, but on here it seems to have got mainly good reviews.
    I would say it is definitely more of a thriller than a ...( read more)horror. If you are expecting it to be like The Ring, The Grudge you might be a bit disappointed. It has more in common with the likes of The Return, The Mothman prophecies. Overall it's a good thriller, a little slow to start with, but with some cool imagery and a good conclusion.
  • November 7, 2009
    it was ok but there was a lot more taht should have happened or something it was really abrupt
  • November 3, 2009
    Horror movie? What? Hollywood version totally sucks.
  • October 30, 2009
    HAS TO BE THE CREEPIEST FILM IVE SEEN THIS YEAR!
  • October 28, 2009
    Ga sukaaaa film horor!! Pasti bakal kebayang-bayang terus. The eye g begitu serem sih (coz nontonya merem XD XD), tp aku ksh bintang coz yg maennya Mbak Alba..hehehe
  • October 22, 2009
    it was ok not great but not horible

Critic Reviews


November 21, 2003
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

Though perhaps not the greatest thing since sliced eyeballs, The Eye is definitely worth a look, or even a double-take. full review

July 8, 2003
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune

As chilling as an ice cube drawn across the back of your neck. full review

June 20, 2003
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

This is the kind of movie you happen across on TV, and linger to watch out of curiosity, but its inspired moments serve only to point out how routine, and occasionally how slow and wordy, the rest of ... full review

June 13, 2003
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

Quite effective at scaring the daylights out of an audience. full review

June 5, 2003
A.O. Scott, The New York Times

Ms. Lee, much more than a standard horror-movie shrieker, looks convincingly haunted by what she sees, and the Pangs' pictorial instinct is as sure as their shock-producing sense of timing. full review

June 5, 2003
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

The Pangs deliver enough shivery scares to keep you up nights. full review

May 22, 2003
Nick Schager, Filmcritic.com

It's disappointing to find the film's most deliciously terrifying surprise occurs during the film's opening credits. full review

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Comments


  • perfectgentlemn
    November 15, 2008
    Excellent, Creepy, Shocking All very well done, great movie, definately worth watching. Love Horror movies that can make me jump, well done. lol ;-)
  • hiphopgirlsexy
    July 21, 2008
    This movie almost the same to one of Thai ghost movies.. really. Love Jessica Alba, though.
  • ILuvJamesBourne17
    July 21, 2008
    i thought this movie was good. but i suggest that people NOT eat OR drink while watching this. To many "Jump Factors." I almost spilled my slurpee all over the place. And also, Jessica Alba's character is CRAZY!!! Why go towards the problems when you can back away from them.. her character Sydney, should learn commen sense.
  • andrewinwonderland
    July 17, 2008
    This movie was terrible, why the hell did they remake and ruin something great in the first place.
  • demonfeeder
    June 6, 2008
    better than I expected it to be, and worth watching...

    -from hell
    Godflesh777
  • danaefullick1
    May 8, 2008
    this is a brill film very jumpy but its good. jessica played the part very good this made the story very good.
  • Franky505
    February 2, 2008
    Dear sexy killing the eye,
    I like to see killing sexy eye with love and by face to face and eyes will look for eyes with love.
    Waiting for response with real love,
    Franky505
  • Franky505
    January 31, 2008
    DEAR THE EYE, I JUST WANNA SEE YOUR SEXY KILLING EYE THIS WEEKEND WITH LOVE.
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  • Franky505
    January 30, 2008
    Dear I just want to see your killing sexy eye with love but I like to see your eye in real one day if I will be killed by your killing sexy eye.
    Franky505
  • goguxxx
    January 30, 2008
    Superb, watch this trailer.
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