Directed by the Pang brothers, The Eye is a psychological thriller that takes the case of donated corneas to new depths. The story centres on blind Wong Kar Mun (Angelica Lee) who starts seeing all sorts of creepy things after receiving a donated pair of corneas from a young Thai woman considered evil by her villagers. Disturbed by what she is seeing – you think! – she enlists the help (and love) of Dr. Wah (Lawrence Chou) and together they begin to unravel the mystery. There are some great slow and eerie scenes here - particularly when Wong Kar Mun finds herself in an elevator with a ghost - and some genuine shock-the-hell-out-of-you moments. The acting is solid and the soundtrack, mirroring Mun’s profession as a violinist, is pitch perfect. The Pangs lay on the doom far too thickly at the end yes, but their film-making is solid and proof the best horror directors know how to get you scared: by delivering frights without the gore.
My rating 6 out of 10.
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