The Eye (2008)

Director: David Moreau, Xavier Palud

Cast: Jessica Alba, Alessandro Nivola, Parker Posey, Obba Babatundé, Francois Chau, Tamlyn Tomita

(Lionsgate, 2008) Rated: PG-13

US theatrical release date: 1 February 2008 (General release)

[5 February 2008]

by Cynthia Fuchs

PopMatters Film and TV Editor

Seeing Death

Once the line is clearly drawn between subjective and objective worlds, The Eye turns into just another ill-advised, exploitative remake.

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I feel like I HAVE to drop a line to say that the original movie is a Hong Kong production, with sets in Thailand. It’s NOT, as repeatedly mentioned in the article, a Japanese movie. Stop generalizing Asia as one big country.

Comment by Yoga Nandiwardhana — February 5, 2008 @ 8:49 pm

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