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Summary: Poor Ashley, it's not her fault!
Review: I give this film one star because of Ashley Judd. However, this is one of the worst movies I've ever seen. At the end of the movie, which was a waste of two hours of my life, my husband exclaimed, "Ehhh, THAT WAS AWFUL! " and I sat there motionless and aghast that I actually watched something so terrible (I didn't want to waste the rental money I guess). Here were some of the reasons we despised this film. First of all there is this annoying little girl that appears as a hallucination for Ewan MacGregor's character (and I usually like children in movies). Then there's the totally ubelievable plot. I mean, come on, I find it hard to believe that he followed her THAT closely and Ashley's street wise and cautious character never caught on. It also contained a ridiculous weaving in and out of scenes, and a horrid ending! For those that are trying to read more into this film than what it is, don't bother. It's just Hollywood's cheap substitution for an intelligent thriller. It's too bad, the premise was good, but it was wasted on this horrid, boring and annoying film. Poor Ashley, she's too beautiful, versatile and talented of an actress to be wasting her time on these kind of films. With the exception of "Double Jeapardy", it's too bad she hasn't been getting some good roles equivalent to what Julia Robert's has been getting these days. Well maybe she'll just pretend this one doesn't exist and you should to, STAY AWAY!
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Summary: A sick, artsy-fartsy movie
Review: *Eye of the Beholder* is the story of an obsessional psychotic, led to distraction by constant visual and auditory hallucinations of his lost daughter, following the murderous trail of a female serial killer, who changes wigs to seduce men and kill them, before crying out hysterically "Merry Christmas daddy!" A fan of Brian De Palma's voyeuristic films (from *Dressed to Kill* to *Blow Out*, *Body Double* and *Mission: Impossible*), I rented this cold, obscure, depraved movie for two dollars, expecting something completely different. Not wanting to let good time run after bad money, I quit after 30 minutes, regretting the unpleasant experience more than the two dollars. If you like the disturbing, nihilistic nightmares of a David Lynch or a David Cronenberg, this movie might be for you, though.
Rating: 
Summary: Touching
Review: I loved this movie very much so I took the liberty of buying it. I love Ashley Judd and Ewan McGregor in this movie. I like the characterization even though at first it seemed lacking as the movie progressed it became more interesting. I think it is real, and like most real things confusing. I adored this and would recommend it to any one with a compassionate side.
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Summary: One of the worst movies I have ever seen.
Review: I rented this movie because I like Ashley Judd and Ewan McGregor, and the trailers made it look interesting. I am very sorry I did. This movie was choppy, hard to follow and uninteresting. I kept watching waiting for the movie to make sense, but it never did. Save your self the trouble and get another movie.
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Summary: A puzzle with too many pieces missing
Review: This film has no plot and a senseless ending that resolves nothing. If I were Stephan Elliott, I'd be ashamed to admit that I wrote it. I'm a writer myself, and all writers know--or should know--that if you have to explain what you've written to your audience, you haven't done it right! In a sea of negatives, this film's only positive was Ewan McGregor, who was brilliant in spite of a script that was weak in structure, characterization and psychology. It was easy to believe that he was obsessed with her--it just wasn't clear WHY. Ashley Judd, normally an adequate actress, wasn't up to par this time around. Had "Double Jeopardy" not been released first, she might now be rehearsing ways to say, "Y'all want fries with that?"
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Summary: Wish I could "unwatch" this one
Review: I was warned not to watch this film because it was so bad. I ignored the advice, and now I too am left with a desire to delete the experience from long term memory. A truly weak plot that is helped along by some atrocious directing. If you're looking for Ashley Judd, go see Double Jeopardy. If you want a British spy-thriller, James Bond does it right. If it is k.d. you're craving, go get a collection of her music videos. And Jason Priestley fans, you're stuck with 90210 re-runs.
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Summary: Do you value your time? Yes? Good. Avoid this movie!
Review: Despite the fact that Eye of the Beholder has two relatively capable and interesting young actors, it fails to perform the job a good movie does...to entertain. The main problem with this movie is the fact that it is not coherent. It lacks a degree of structure and clarity necessary to allow the viewer to comprehend the story. Most of the so-called 'developments' are absurd and unbelievable. Why does Ewan McGregor suddenly become so obsessed with Ashley Judd? What happens to the mental projection of his daughter? What happens at the end? Does she die? What is she saying to him?...it's incomprehensible. I am a very intelligent person...I read Dostoevsky and Nietzsche for pleasure...but this movie made no sense to me.
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Summary: Awful, confusing and senseless
Review: I think the director attempted to make a Hitchcock style thriller but somehow this came out as confusing, boring and incoherent. I can almost see how a script readong could have led McGregor and Judd to think this could have been a taut on-the-edge thriller, but the end result was discordant nonsense. Don't waste your time or money on this mess.
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Summary: Unanswered questions, misleading trailers
Review: I have to agree almost totally with Robert Berry's review. While I myself found MacGregor's and Judd's performances solid, the entire movie, I kept asking myself "Why?" Why is MacGregor relentlessly pursuing Judd when, early on, he is "ordered home" to Britain to investigate a "domestic problem" there? What unrevealed information ties an internal investigator of the British consulate to this scheming American woman? And I always enjoy when the last line of a movie is delivered in such a whisper that you can rewind 8 times and still not know what was said. The trailers made this film look really intriguing; boy, were they misleading! I rarely feel like I want my money back for a video rental, but this one did it! Don't waste your $3.69!
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Summary: Terrible movie
Review: Though great acting from Ashley Judd, Ewan McGregor, Jason Priestley, k d Lang and Genevieve Bujold, this is one bad movie. I gave it two stars because the acting is good, it deserves less than 0 stars for the way the plot was handled, or there was none. A British intelligence agent (Ewan McGregor) assigned to a case, observes an attractive young woman brutally killing a man. He tails her. Through conversations with his imaginary daughter, he is directed to protect her as if she is a wayward "little girl". His headquarter's contact k d lang, concerned that he is in left field (he is), continues to support him, so he does not lose contact, but is flabbergasted with his current direction. About the only thing I found amazing in the movie, was his computer set up and how fast he could move it. Ewan McGregor, does some further research (amazing what DNA typing can do in this movie) and finds out who she is. A visit to a prison, results in a contact with Genevieve Bujold, which gives a hint of some promise that never materializes. This movie continues on in this direction for it's entirety, with the monotony of Ashley Judd's killing spree contining, until she meets a wealthy blind man, who wants to marry her. Ewan McGregor tries to warn him off, but instead eventually puts in motion the car accident that kills him. Further down the road, she drifts to run into a violent Jason Priestley (a significant departure from his 90210 days) who's entire role in this movie seems to be to get Ewan McGregor to rescue Ashley Judd who runs away anyway. Big surprise. The movies ends with Ashley Judd wondering who Ewan McGregor is, after running away from him and getting injured in an auto crash. You are left unsure if her character survives or not. However, by that time, you don't care.
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