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The Eye (2008)

Reviewed by Leah Greenblatt | Feb 06, 2008

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Details Release Date: Feb 01, 2008; Rated: PG-13; Length: 97 Minutes; Genres: Crime, Horror; With: Jessica Alba, Alessandro Nivola and Parker Posey

Image credit: Joseph Lederer

EASILY OVERLOOKED The Eye, yet another dull Hollywood remake of an Asian thriller (Jessica Alba, pictured)

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It was a lot more fun when Haley Joel Osment saw dead people. In this listless remake of a 2002 Hong Kong thriller, the murky, violent visions that beset blind violinist Sydney Wells (Jessica Alba) after she receives corneal transplants are largely confusing and dull. The actress trembles prettily, but her saintly Sydney mostly just vacillates awkwardly between beatific and terrified, while Parker Posey (as her sister) and Alessandro Nivola (as a therapist) sleepwalk their way to paychecks. It's as if, on the umpteenth Asian-horror Xerox, the ink has run dry. C

Originally posted Feb 06, 2008 Published in issue #978 Feb 15, 2008 Order article reprints

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