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Movie Review: "The Eye" gives moviegoers intense, suspenseful insights
Moviegoers had their “eye” out for a good thriller, and made Lionsgate’s “The Eye” the No. 2 movie this weekend.
The Jessica Alba suspense thriller envisioned $13 million over the last three days.
Alba stars as Sydney Wells, an accomplished, concert violinist who has been blind since a childhood tragedy.
She’s about to undergo a double-corneal transplant, which should restore her sight.
Dr. Haskins (Obba Babatunde) performs the operation, and assists her in regaining her vision.
As she is resting in the hospital after the surgery, Sydney befriends Alicia (Chloe Moretz), a little girl who is hospitalized with a tumor.
While the initial prognosis is that everything that Sydney looks at still appears to be blurry, Sydney ends up seeing more than she bargained for.
Apparently the corneas she received were from a witch, and Sydney begins seeing unexplainable images and flashy visions that start to bother her.
She confides in her sister Helen (Parker Posey) and Dr. Paul Faulkner (Alessandro Nivola) about these visions, and they begin to wonder about her sanity.
It gets to the point that every night around 1:06 a.m., Sydney begins having these visions again, so much to where her apartment starts morphing, and she ends up with burns on her arm.
Sydney also envisions dead people, and the black, haunting grim reapers that appear near them.
She is finally able to convince Dr. Faulkner to assist her, and they end up on a journey to discover the true origin of these visions.
What I truly liked about “The Eye” is obviously Jessica Alba, and not for the reasons you may think.
Her character is actually appealing in her vulnerability. You feel for the fact that she wants to see again, but not everything she sees was worth the wait. While she wants to see music, and her doorman Miquel, she didn’t bargain for grim reapers and frightening images.
She has more chemistry with Dr. Faulkner than she does her sister Helen.
Speaking of which, I’m a Parker Posey fan, and this wasn’t the film for her. She needs something with a bit more bite to it, so I hope she enjoys the paycheck she got for this.
Trust me, there are several scenes that literally come at you and will startle you, and to me that always makes for a good thriller.
There is also a nice little twist smack dab in the middle that takes this film on a decent turn.
That helps make up for one or two slight drag sessions that you’ll wish would speed up this film.
All in all, “The Eye” is worth seeing at three out of four stars. By the way, if Alba ever did a movie on fly-fishing, I’d so watch that as well.
“The Eye” is rated PG-13 for violence/terror and disturbing content. Running time is 1 hour, 37 minutes.
Sony Pictures “Untraceable” found its way out of the top five and landing at No. 8 with $5.4 million — its ten-day total close to $20 million. Also dropping from the top five is Paramount Pictures “Cloverfield” — landing at No. 9 with $4.9 million. The New York city monster flick has earned $72 million in three weeks. For more information and show times, contact Regal Cinemas Marketplace 24, 180 Mill Road, Oaks, at 610-666-6697.
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Dennis J. Wright
The Jessica Alba suspense thriller envisioned $13 million over the last three days.
Alba stars as Sydney Wells, an accomplished, concert violinist who has been blind since a childhood tragedy.
She’s about to undergo a double-corneal transplant, which should restore her sight.
Dr. Haskins (Obba Babatunde) performs the operation, and assists her in regaining her vision.
As she is resting in the hospital after the surgery, Sydney befriends Alicia (Chloe Moretz), a little girl who is hospitalized with a tumor.
While the initial prognosis is that everything that Sydney looks at still appears to be blurry, Sydney ends up seeing more than she bargained for.
Apparently the corneas she received were from a witch, and Sydney begins seeing unexplainable images and flashy visions that start to bother her.
She confides in her sister Helen (Parker Posey) and Dr. Paul Faulkner (Alessandro Nivola) about these visions, and they begin to wonder about her sanity.
It gets to the point that every night around 1:06 a.m., Sydney begins having these visions again, so much to where her apartment starts morphing, and she ends up with burns on her arm.
Sydney also envisions dead people, and the black, haunting grim reapers that appear near them.
She is finally able to convince Dr. Faulkner to assist her, and they end up on a journey to discover the true origin of these visions.
What I truly liked about “The Eye” is obviously Jessica Alba, and not for the reasons you may think.
Her character is actually appealing in her vulnerability. You feel for the fact that she wants to see again, but not everything she sees was worth the wait. While she wants to see music, and her doorman Miquel, she didn’t bargain for grim reapers and frightening images.
She has more chemistry with Dr. Faulkner than she does her sister Helen.
Speaking of which, I’m a Parker Posey fan, and this wasn’t the film for her. She needs something with a bit more bite to it, so I hope she enjoys the paycheck she got for this.
Trust me, there are several scenes that literally come at you and will startle you, and to me that always makes for a good thriller.
There is also a nice little twist smack dab in the middle that takes this film on a decent turn.
That helps make up for one or two slight drag sessions that you’ll wish would speed up this film.
All in all, “The Eye” is worth seeing at three out of four stars. By the way, if Alba ever did a movie on fly-fishing, I’d so watch that as well.
“The Eye” is rated PG-13 for violence/terror and disturbing content. Running time is 1 hour, 37 minutes.
Sony Pictures “Untraceable” found its way out of the top five and landing at No. 8 with $5.4 million — its ten-day total close to $20 million. Also dropping from the top five is Paramount Pictures “Cloverfield” — landing at No. 9 with $4.9 million. The New York city monster flick has earned $72 million in three weeks. For more information and show times, contact Regal Cinemas Marketplace 24, 180 Mill Road, Oaks, at 610-666-6697.
Posted by
Dennis J. Wright
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