Title:
The Eye

Release Date:
February 1st, 2008 (wide)

Running Time:
1 hr. 37 min.

Produced By:
Peter Chan, Roy Lee, Doug Davison

Directed By:
David Moreau, Xavier Palud

Cast:
Jessica Alba, Alessandro Nivola, Parker Posey, Chloe Grace Moretz, Tamlyn Tomita

Genres:
Suspense/Horror, Thriller and Remake

Studio:
Lionsgate

Distributors:
Lionsgate

Box Office:
$12,425,776

Official Website:
http://www.theeyethefilm.com/

Synopsis:

Sydney Wells is an accomplished, independent, Los Angeles-based concert violinist. She is also blind, and has been so since a childhood tragedy. As our story opens, Sydney undergoes a double corneal transplant, a surgery she has waited her whole life to have, and her sight is restored. 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.

Strengths

•    A gorgeous presentation by the directors,  David Moreau and Xavier Palud
•    A decent effort to entertain the viewers

Flaws

•    An over-dramatic movie at certain times
•    Injustice to such talented actors
•    Story is not an original one

But at least for once, you should go for this movie and judge on your own. And enjoy your favorite, Jessica Alba.