The Eye (2008) Overview

1. The Eye | Rotten Tomatoes

  • Blind for most of her life, concert violinist Sydney Wells (Jessica Alba) is the recipient of a double corneal transplant that restores her sight at long last.

  • Blind for most of her life, concert violinist Sydney Wells (Jessica Alba) is the recipient of a double corneal transplant that restores her sight at long last. With the help of her doctor (Alessandro Nivola) and sister (Parker Posey), she learns to see again. Soon, however, frightening visions convince her that a terrifying alternate world exists, and only she can see it.

2. The Eye (2008) - Hall of Horror Wiki - Fandom

  • Sydney Wells (Jessica Alba) is a successful classical violinist who has been blind since the age of five, caused by an accident with firecrackers.

  • The Eye is a 2008 supernatural horror film starring Jessica Alba. It is a remake of the Pang Brothers' 2002 film of the same name. Sydney Wells (Jessica Alba) is a successful classical violinist who has been blind since the age of five, caused by an accident with firecrackers. Fifteen years later, Sydney undergoes a cornea transplant, which causes her eyesight to return, a bit blurry at first. As time goes on, Sydney's vision begins to clear; however, she also begins experiencing terrifying visi

3. The Eye | PopMatters

  • Blind since a fireworks accident at age five, concert violinist Sydney thinks she wants to see, to be “like everyone else.” Apparently at the urging of her ...

  • "People say," asserts Sydney (Jessica Alba), "that seeing is believing.

4. The Eye - Plugged In

  • Missing: (2008) | Show results with:(2008)

  • After Jessica Alba's double corneal transplant, she starts seeing shadows that shouldn't be there.

5. Movie Review: The Eye (2008) - The Critical Movie Critics

  • Feb 5, 2008 · The Eye stars everyone's favorite starlet, Jessica Alba, as a blind as a bat violinist, Sydney Wells. She's been sightless since the age of five ...

  • Movie review of The Eye (2008) by The Critical Movie Critics

6. The Eye (Movie Review) | Bloody Good Horror

7. The Eye Movie Review | Common Sense Media

  • Jan 9, 2024 · This creepy horror film (which stars teen favorite Jessica Alba) features many suspenseful scenes full of ghosts, dead people, and shadows.

  • Jessica Alba sees dead people in blah horror film. Read Common Sense Media's The Eye review, age rating, and parents guide.

8. Review: THE EYE (2008) - Fangoria

  • Feb 2, 2019 · A young woman who, blind since early childhood, receives a corneal transplant that restores her sight but also gives her the unwanted ability to see ghosts.

  • Editor's Note: This was originally published for FANGORIA on February 1, 2008, and we're proud to share it as part of The Gingold Files.

9. The Eye [2008] [PG-13] - 4.7.3 | Parents' Guide & Review

  • A woman talks about damaging her corneas when she was young, while playing with firecrackers. ▻ We see a visually impaired woman with film-covered eyes in a few ...

  • A woman (Jessica Alba), blind since childhood, prepares for a cornea transplant and although delighted with the opportunity to see again is unprepared for the newfound ability to see the spiritual world. Also with Parker Posey, Alessandro Nivola, Rade Serbedzija, Fernanda Romero, Rachel Ticotin, Obba Babatundé and Danny Mora. Directed by David Moreau and Xavier Palud. [1:37]

10. The Eye (2008) - Reviews, film + cast • Letterboxd

  • Violinist Sydney Wells was accidentally blinded by her sister Helen when she was five years old. She submits to a cornea transplantation, ...

  • 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.

11. The Eye (2008) - FlickDirect

  • Blind for most of her life, concert violinist Sydney Wells (Jessica Alba) is the recipient of a double corneal transplant that restores her sight at long last.

12. Eye, The | Reelviews Movie Reviews

  • Feb 1, 2008 · Actually, all things considered, The Eye works well enough during its first hour that it might fool some viewers into thinking it's going to ...

  • The Eye is another PG-13 ghost story adapted from an Asian original, and that probably says all that needs to be said about it. Want more evidence of why is may not be the best choice for an evening's entertainment? It stars one of the most ...

13. The Eye (2008) - IMDb - cs.wisc.edu

  • 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 ...

  • Directed by David Moreau, Xavier Palud. With Jessica Alba, Alessandro Nivola, Parker Posey, Rade Serbedzija. A woman receives an eye transplant that allows her to see into the supernatural world.

14. 31 Days of Asian Horror: The Eye (2002) vs The Eye (2008)

  • Oct 6, 2021 · The main character has been blind for most of her life, and after receiving cornea implant surgery so that she would be able to see again, she ...

  • Review and comparison of the 2002 Pang brothers horror film, The Eye, and it's 2008 US remake.

15. The Eye (2008) - Christian Spotlight on the Movies - Christian Answers

  • Feb 1, 2008 · 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 ...

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16. The Eye movie review & film summary (2003) | Roger Ebert

  • Missing: (2008) | Show results with:(2008)

  • "The Eye" is a thriller about a blind young violinist from Hong Kong whose sight is restored through surgery, but who can then can see a little too well, so

17. The Eye (2008) - The Movie Database (TMDB)

  • Violinist Sydney Wells was accidentally blinded by her sister Helen when she was five years old. She submits to a cornea transplantation, ...

  • 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.

18. The Eye (2008) - Filmaffinity

  • 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 ...

  • Genre: Horror | Synopsis: Sydney Wells is an accomplished, independent, Los Angeles-based concert violinist. She is also blind, and has been so since a childhood tragedy. Sydney undergoes a double corneal transplant, a surgery ...

19. The Eye 2008 | Encyclopedia.com

  • The Eye ☆½ 2008 (PG-13)Sydney Wells (Alba) is a concert violinist who has been blind since a childhood firecracker accident. As an adult, she undergoes a ...

  • The Eye ★½ 2008 (PG-13)Sydney Wells (Alba) is a concert violinist who has been blind since a childhood firecracker accident. As an adult, she undergoes a corneal transplant and promptly begins seeing ghouls, fire, premonitions of death, and eventually the image of the cornea donor (Romero), who it seems is trying to communicate something important through her eyes. Naturally her doctor and everyone else around her assume she is merely struggling with her transition to the sighted world; boy, are they wrong. Source for information on The Eye 2008: VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever dictionary.

20. Movie Review – Eye, The - Fernby Films

  • Oct 21, 2008 · Principal Cast : Jessica Alba, Parker Posey, Alessandro Nivola, Rade Szerbedzija, Fernando Romero, Rachel Ticotin, Danny Mora. ... Synopsis: A ...

  • Weak-as-piss “thriller” that is neither thrilling or…. anything else, for that matter. Jessica Alba’s lithe frame cavorts across the screen, but the actress is hampered by a dire script, even worse direction, and a plot that is as incomprehensible as Curling at the Winter Olympics. The Eye is best not seen.

21. The Eye (2008) - IGN

  • Sydney Wells is an accomplished concert violinist. She is also blind, and has been so since a childhood tragedy. A miraculous double corneal transplant ...

  • Everything you need to know about The Eye (2008).

22. The Eye (2008) – BLOOD RED REVIEWS

  • May 18, 2021 · Sydney (Alba) is a blind violinist who wants nothing more than to see. So, years and years after the accident that caused her blindness, she ...

  • Directed by David Moreau and Xavier Palud. Written by Sebastian Gutierrez. Starring Jessica Alba, Alessandro Nivola, Parker Posey, Fernanda Romero, Obba Babatundi, Rachel Ticotin, Danny Mora and Ch…

23. The Eye | Movies | The Guardian

  • Apr 24, 2008 · This is a Hollywood reworking of the 2002 horror-thriller by the Thai film-makers Danny and Oxide Pang, which itself owed much to John ...

  • Peter Bradshaw: Jessica Alba plays a blind violinist in this not bad horror-thriller

24. The Eye (2008) || movieXclusive.com

  • Synopsis: Sydney Wells (Jessica Alba) is an accomplished, independent, Los Angeles-based concert violinist. She is also blind, and has been so ...

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