Review of The Eye (2008) by Jim Ridley for L.A. Weekly — 24 May 2015
The entire movie is an object lesson in diminishing returns: of nagging shock cuts and blaring sound cues used as indiscriminately as joy buzzers; of “look out behind you!” scares that wouldn’t make a Cub Scout flinch; of a blurry visual scheme that was far more terrifying in "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly," where it sought empathy rather than empty sensation.
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This review of The Eye (2008) was written by Jim Ridley and published by L.A. Weekly on 24 May 2015.
The Eye has generally received mixed reviews.
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