Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Jessica Alba | ... | Sydney Wells | |
Alessandro Nivola | ... | Dr. Paul Faulkner | |
Parker Posey | ... | Helen Wells | |
Rade Serbedzija | ... | Simon McCullough | |
Fernanda Romero | ... | Ana Christina Martinez | |
Rachel Ticotin | ... | Rosa Martinez | |
Obba Babatundé | ... | Dr. Haskins | |
Danny Mora | ... | Miguel | |
Chloë Grace Moretz | ... | Alicia | |
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Brett A. Haworth | ... | Shadowman |
Kevin Phan | ... | Tomi Cheung (as Kevin K.) | |
Tamlyn Tomita | ... | Mrs. Cheung | |
Esodie Geiger | ... | Nurse | |
Karen Elizabeth Austin | ... | Mrs. Hillman (as Karen Austin) | |
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Ryan J. Pezdirc | ... | Nurse Room Attendant |
The violinist Sydney Wells has been blind since she was five years old due to an accident. She submits to a surgery of cornea transplantation to recover her vision, and while recovering from the operation, she realizes that she's having strange visions. With the support of Dr. Paul Faulkner, Sidney finds who the donor of her eyes and begins a journey to find out the truth behind her visions. Written by Genesis Rojas, Caracas, Venezuela.
With virtually every successful Asian horror movie of the last few years having already been remade by Hollywood, it was only a matter of time before Gin gwai (AKA The Eye) got the treatment, despite the original not really being all that great (I found it fairly entertaining, but unexceptionalmy rating: 6/10).
Jessica Alba plays Sydney Wells, a blind violinist who receives a cornea transplant only to discover that her new set of peepers allow her to see much more than she had originally bargained for: Sydney can see dead people!! Aided by her doctor, she attempts to unravel the terrible secret behind her scary supernatural power.
Directed by David Moreau and Xavier Palud, The Eye is a totally unnecessary and dreary remake that copies parts of original verbatim, alters scenes that should have been left well alone (the creepy cafe meat-licking scene has gone, and the downbeat ending has been swapped for a typical Hollywood crowd pleaser), and totally botches what should be the scariest bit of the whole film (the lift scene is VERY disappointing).
Take my advice: If you've already seen Gin gwai, then stay away from The Eye.