The Eye (PG-13)
synopsis
Sydney Wells is an accomplished, independent, Los Angeles-based concert violinist. She is also blind, and has been so since a childhood tragedy. Sydney's sight is restored when she undergoes a double corneal transplant, a surgery she has waited her whole life to have. After the surgery, neural ophthalmologist Dr. Paul Faulkner helps Sydney with the difficult adjustment, and with the support of her older sister Helen, 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.
details
Suspense/Thriller, Drama
1 hr. 37 min.
Opened February 1st, 2008
MovieGoer Review
There's probably an interesting concept for a psychological drama buried deep within The Eye, but as a psychological horror--or, excuse me, "thriller"--it's empty.
Story
Sydney Wells (Jessica Alba) is a Los Angeles-bas... MORE
synopsis
Sydney Wells is an accomplished, independent, Los Angeles-based concert violinist. She is also blind, and has been so since a childhood tragedy. Sydney's sight is restored when she undergoes a double corneal transplant, a surgery she has waited her whole life to have. After the surgery, neural ophthalmologist Dr. Paul Faulkner helps Sydney with the difficult adjustment, and with the support of her older sister Helen, 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.
details
Suspense/Thriller, Drama
1 hr. 37 min.
Opened February 1st, 2008
MovieGoer Review
There's probably an interesting concept for a psychological drama buried deep within The Eye, but as a psychological horror--or, excuse me, "thriller"--it's empty.
Story
Sydney Wells (Jessica Alba) is a Los Angeles-bas... MORE