DVD Movie Rating for: The Eye (Jian gui

Rating 3 out of 5 stars: What if the reflection you see is not yours

Movie Plot of: The Eye (Jian gui

A blind girl gets a cornea transplant so that she would be able to see again. However, she got more than what she bargained for when she realised she could even see ghosts. And some of these ghosts are down right unfriendly. So she embarks on a journey to find the origins of her cornea and to reveal the history of the previous dead owner ..

DVD Production Details of: The Eye (Jian gui

Starring: Angelica Lee, Lawrence Chou

Director: Danny Pang, Oxide Pang Chun

Format: Color, Widescreen, Dolby

Studio: Lions Gate Home Entertainment
DVD Release Date: October 21, 2003

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Cast of the movie: The Eye (Jian gui

• Angelica Lee .... Mun (as Lee Sin-je)
• Lawrence Chou .... Dr. Wah
• Chutcha Rujinanon .... Ling
• Yut Lai So .... Yingying
• Candy Lo .... Yee
• Yin Ping Ko .... Mun's grandmother
• Pierre Png .... Dr. Eak
• Edmund Chen .... Dr. Lo
• Wai-Ho Yung .... Mr. Ching
• Wilson Yip .... Taoist

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Reviews of the movie: The Eye (Jian gui

The Eye (The Pang Brothers, 2002)

In case you were thinking about entering the World's Coolest Name contest, don't bother. Oxide Pang has the title sewn up. He also, along with his brother Danny, makes very interesting films out of a studio in Hong Kong. First coming to Western attention with the crime thriller Bangkok Dangerous a few years ago, the twins came up with a horror film this time. And it's one of the best horror films to come down the pike in a long time.

Mun, a blind girl (Angelica Lee, who caught Western attention a couple of years back in Betelnut Beauty), has a cornea transplant to restore her sight. While in the process of recovery, she starts seeing things that don't quite gel with reality. After she regains focus, she comes to realize what she's seeing is not exactly what's out there. Not just ghosts (though the movie has its share of those, a la The Sixth Sense), but places and things that aren't actually around her. Her therapist, Dr. Wah (Lawrence Chou, not familiar to Western audiences yet. Give him time), half thinks she's nuts, half wants to get her into bed, so he goes along with her attempts to track down the donor of her corneas and find out what happened to the person.

Slick, eerie, and chock full of tension, The Eye is exactly what thrillers are supposed to be. There is a lot of The Sixth Sense in this movie, but the punches are delivered more deftly; the movie contains the best jump-out-of-your-seat scene since the cat came flying through the window at the beginning of Friday the 13th Part 2 twenty years ago. Asian directors also seem immune to the silly emotionally manipulative tricks American directors are so fond of pulling, and the Pang brothers are no exception; they have a story, they want to tell it, and the emotion will come out (though sometimes awkwardly, as when Wah's uncle confronts him about his intentions towards Mun).

Apart from such unintentionally funny moments as this, The Eye is a wonderful little supernatural thriller. Very highly recommended.

n the wake of Ringu comes a Chinese film that can deliver genuine fear and dread into the audience: The Eye.

The film tells of a young Chinese woman (Lee Sin-Je) who has been blind since the age of two. Through a cornea transplant, she is finally able to see the world around her. However, with this recovered sense of sight, she is also able to see things... not of this plane. What first brings only confusion and annoyance soon induces horror and anxiety. As the situation worsens, the woman soon pieces together that the secret to her ability may be rooted in her eyes.

If the story seems a bit familiar, it's probably because it is. Borrowing elements of The Sixth Sense and Final Destination, The Eye excels on its own by using them to greater effect.
'Seeing the dead' is not exactly a new plot device, but it all lies in presentation. The ghosts are all frightening creations, abandoning the typical American norm of "gore is more." The ambiance created by the sounds as well as built up by music can be too much to stand, making each moment as tension-filled as the last.
Lee Sin-Je does a great job as the tormented heroine while Lawrence Chou is pretty good as her caring psychotherapist, though I much prefer Ringu's male lead.
I must also praise the movie's fantastic 'eye-catch' at the beginning, injecting a bit of Asian humor. The Eye also has the best opening credits of any film I've ever watched, with a clever transition from Braille to written word while fingers behind a white silhouette streamed behind. All the while, chilling music seeps to the ears. Spectacular!
Of all the films of this general genre I've had the pleasure of seeing, this is the only one to keep me up at night. Some scenes will imprint themselves onto your mind for many nights to come.

During a plethora of blockbuster summer movies, don't make the mistake of missing this brilliant cinematic masterpiece. For a thrilling, unforgettable glimpse into a world unseen, look no further than The Eye.