The Eye
Violinist Sydney Wells was accidentally blinded by her sister Helen when she was five years old. She submits to a cornea transplantation, and while recovering from the operation, she realizes that she is seeing dead people.
Critics Sentiment
Paul and Sydney rescue girl before tank truck explosion
Sydney sees dead people including girl passing through her
The film dramatically improves from its weakest supernatural horror elements in the middle to its strongest heroic action climax, gaining nearly 4 points between the ghostly encounters and explosion rescue.
The Eye starts with promise but stumbles badly in its middle act with derivative supernatural scares that critics found unoriginal and ineffective. However, the film recovers significantly in its final third, with reviewers consistently praising the climactic highway disaster sequence as genuinely tense and emotionally satisfying. While Alba's performance and the overall execution received mixed reviews, most critics agreed the ending delivered where the beginning failed.
Full cast
Jessica Alba
Sydney Wells
Alessandro Nivola
Dr. Paul Faulkner
Parker Posey
Helen Wells
Chloë Grace Moretz
Alicia Millstone
Rade Šerbedžija
Simon McCullough
Mia Stallard
Little Girl
Obba Babatundé
Dr. Haskins
Danny Mora
Miguel
Rachel Ticotin
Rosa Martinez
Tamlyn Tomita
Mrs. Cheung
Karen Elizabeth Austin
Mrs. Hillman
Fernanda Romero
Ana Christina Martinez
Zak Santiago
Emilio
Heather Doerksen
Sickly Woman
Tegan Moss
Teenage Girl
Juan Carlos Cantu
Factory Foreman
Rachel Manera
Nurse (uncredited)
Braden Wilcox
Children's Ward Cancer Patient (uncredited)
Laura Slowinski
Cynthia
Crew
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