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Summary: Obsession is in the eye...
Review: This movie had such promise. It drew me in right from the beginning. But about half an hour from the end, the plot fell apart, but the movie kept going.Ashley Judd is a serial killer, and Ewan McGregor is a spy sent to watch her. Both of them are nuts. When he sees Judd crying about her father after a murder, he makes a connection between her and his daughter (who he hallucinates is with him) and becomes obsessed with her. He continues to follow her, no longer to incriminate or catch her, but to protect her. Having had bouts of obsession myself, I can see myself in his place and really get into the movie. Unfortunately, again because I've been there, I just can't believe the plot after a certain point. I would never have done what he did after the bit with the rings. No more detail or I'll spoil it; let's just say that the wrong character died. And the ending? That was NOT an ending. I also know astrology, and the use of astrology in this movie was accurate, I think. Not that that's enough to redeem the last half hour.
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Summary: In a word: "Huh?"
Review: The title of this review sums it up. How two talented actors could possibly wind up in such a disjointed film is beyond me! Hey Ashley, did you read the script before signing on? I felt a definite void in my life after seeing this film; for the two hours I'll never get back!
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Summary: Very Bad--Truly
Review: I hate being negative about things, but this movie was truly awful. I am a very intelligent person and yet had hardly any clue what was going on because the movie was so unclear. The acting was okay, but not great and didn't make up for the film's poor quality. Unrealistic and undeveloped plot. Seriously . . . not worth seeing at all.
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Summary: Avoid this one
Review: This movie was a bunch of jumbled up scenes that make absolutely no sense whatsoever. I'm with another reviewer who said that not only does he want his money back but also the 2 hours of his life back. It was a total waste of time to see. I kept watching it thinking that at some point it was going to make sense. But it never did. If there is a person that appreciates this film, I can't imagine who that person would be. This movie was like "Double Jeopardy" meets the worst episode of "Twilight Zone" (though I don't remember an episode of "Twilight Zone" that was worse than this film offhand).
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Summary: worst movie that I have ever see
Review: Do not watch this movie, it is simply meandering and pointless, none of the random scenes tie together and in a hope of seeing everything make sense in the final few minutes, I was sorely dissappointed by more unmotivated and unexplained stupidity.
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Summary: TERRIBLE
Review: You sit there and watch this thing waiting for everything to come together in the end. It never does! You would think after 100 years of movie making, they still wouldn't be putting out movies this bad.
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Summary: Good Movie, but a bit pointless
Review: I fell in love with Eye of the Beholder the first time I saw it. I don't know why I had such a momentous reaction to this film, but something seemed to "click". The story is very original, but doesn't seem to hold enough water. The scene transitions are, at times, spectacular; with steady camera movement and somewhat random fades. Its a very slow movie, considering that there's not much to work with, and the acting appears very dull and bland. However, Eye of the Beholder is about two sociopaths who eventially find each other, so heavy acting really doesn't fit the storyline. The sound and picture quality are both moderate, and much of the dialogue drifts with little emotion. Eye of the Beholder is not hollywood material and, to some, may appear very very depressing, due to the films bleak attitude. Its a romance with a 180 degree twist, and is suitable for anyone who has the patience for slow drama. Its a good movie to view once, but I would not be very enthusiastic to own it. Rent it before buying it, and endulge.
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Summary: Awful, awful, awful!
Review: Oh good lord - did I actually sit through that whole thing? This movie makes me wish there was a "0" star rating. Can I have my 4 bucks back please? Better yet, I'd like the 2 hours of my life back. What a waste! Ugh! It was a movie that aspired to better things, but failed miserably. Hitchcockian in its inspriation, but amateurish in its execution. McGregor and Judd do their best in an otherwise mess of a movie. No wonder this thing sat on a studio's shelf for so long without a distributor! I wish I'd read the reviews BEFORE I watched the movie.
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Summary: One saving grace.
Review: At first I thought this movie to be completely pointless. Then I realized that it does something that I'm sure none of the people involved intended to do. It shows a woman who was badly raised and abused but once she got into the hands of a psychologist she was turned into a psychotic serial killer. The psychologist even refuses to identify her to the police after this string of brutal murders. In a nutshell this movie depicts the actual result of psychological behavior modification techniques! If anyone doubts this statement one has only to read up on serial killers to discover that each and everyone only began their murder sprees AFTER receiving extensive psychological and psychiatric treatments. So, three stars for an accurate protrayal of the psychological profession.
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Summary: What on earth was going on?
Review: The biggest mystery about this film is why on earth such a spectacular cast ever got involved with the project. Throughout the video, I was intrigued by my confusion, and gave the film the benefit of the doubt; I assumed that everything would tie together in the last few minutes, and I might even want to rewind and rewatch it with this insight. No such luck. I can honestly say that I have no real idea why everyone did what they did at most points in the film. So many issues were left hanging, that I have to assume that important scenes were left on the cutting room floor. Ewan McGregor's character ("the Eye"), is a British operative acting in the US through some joint (?) agency with unclear jurisdiction. He becomes obsessed with Ashley Judd's character after he observes her murdering someone that he is surveilling. Never really figured out why, or why he interacts with her in the way that he does. And this is in light of the fact that I was absolutely willing to suspend belief, and go along with the fact that the Eye was watching surveillance video on his laptop, through an internet line in a phone in a crowded plane in Economy class. . . The ending was odd. I have no idea why it ended that way, or what was going on. So much of the story was left hanging/unsaid, that I am purchasing the book on which it was based so I can figure out what was happening. Save your time and money; other than some interesting performances, this film was one of the worst that I have seen in a while. (And will someone please have Ewan McGregor learn to enunciate -- maybe I lost the point in the 10-20% I simply couldn't understand.)
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