The Eye Go See It ****(Four Stars)

Sometimes the grass is greener on the other side of the fence, either that or we always want what we cannot have, and sometimes when we get it, we wish we could take it all back and have everything be as it were.   This is an interesting and modern day twist on this theory, based on an old Hong Kong Movie.   Directors Xavier Palud, and David Moreau were remarkable in their ability to give you such a believable and realistic setting for this story.

We follow the life of Sydney Wells (Jessica Alba) who has been blind since she was five. There isn’t much character development about the time when Sydney was blind. The director just shows that she was incredibly self sufficient. All of that happens before the opening credits, so don't be late for this film or you'll miss all of that!  As Sydney starts to heal she begins to see weird and unexplainable things. Her sister, Helen (Parker Posey) and her Eye Specialist Dr Paul Faulkner (Alessandro Nivola) don’t believe her. They think she is crazy. 

Other than the quick flash intro into the drama of this character I believe this film was incredibly well written. At times, Sydney was confused and so was the audience.  Other times the story line began to drag, but in short order they quickly made up for lost time. 

If you enjoy suspenseful, supernatural thrillers then this is your film. I wouldn't say its horror or even that scary but it is enjoyable.   This movie plays on the theory of cellular memory, giving Sydney some memories from the former owner from her cornea transplant.   I don't want to spoil it the movie so enough about that! I will however say The Eye is great movie, one that I recommend even though I did not like the ending.