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The Eye Review
Review date: 29.09.2008
Our rating:
Hollywood remakes of successful Asian horror films all tend to hit the same snag: when stripped of the subtitles and cultural differences present in the original, the audience no longer have the added thrill of unfamiliarity to enhance the chills, and the remake becomes indistinguishable from any other horror film.
Sadly, this is just one of the traps that The Eye falls into. It’s also slow moving and filled with dodgy dialogue, derivative plot turns and some wooden acting.
More positively, it has some good special effects and a very spooky audio track, and it doesn’t overstay its welcome. Sadly, these redeeming features aren’t enough to save it from being a mediocre movie.