A
young violinist named Sydney Wells
(Jessica Alba) who has been blind since
she was 5 years of age has a chance to
see again through a miraculous corneal
transplant.
She thinks it's great that she can see
again but yet she is going through dizzy
spells especially when there's a welcome
back party for her when all her friends
talk to her.
She also experiences nightmares on
terrifying incidents as well as her room
changing colors plus experiences the
supernatural world which keeps haunting
her as well as her experiencing deadly
accidents before they happen as she
thinks that she is losing her sanity on
all of this.
She tries to go to the aid of Dr. Paul
Faulkner (Alessandro Nivola) to explain
to him that the eyes she has are not hers
as she sees dead people but he assures
her that they are her eyes. But Paul is
soon experiencing what Sydney is telling
him and to find out who's eyes they
belong to as well as save some people
before their near death experiences.
Well this remake
of the Hong Kong film Jian Gui is
really nothing that spectacular yet there
are some neat haunting moments here and
there. It's half good and half bad.
It's neat that a blind woman with new
eyes are seeing the supernatural world
and the insanity behind it all.
It's almost like a cross between the
Sixth Sense and Final
Destination except those films
had alot more class than this one.
The acting is not
too bad but not too memorable. We have a
nice performance by Jessica Alba
putting alot into her role and with her
emotions too.
Alessandro Nivola seemed to pull his
part off well too as a serious doctor in
the film.
Parker Posey wasn't in every scene
of the film but seemed to pull off her
part nicely as the understanding and
sympathetic friend.
Child actress Chloe Moretz
brings her charm perfectly as a hospital
patient in the film.
We have two
directors for this piece whom are David
Moreau & Xavier Palud
but one should have been plenty.
We spot many nice dialogues between Jessica
Alba and child actress Chloe
Moretz in a hospital room which
looked heartwarming and friendlylike.
We have a good dialogue between Alba
and Obba Babbatunde as a doctor
when he tries to test her sight skills as
it looked nicely done.
There
are good camera shots circling around Alba
in a hospital hallway as well as a spooky
and blurry image of a ghost.
We have good camera shots on many bit
part actors at a welcome home party which
also involves Alba as it psychs
you out on her troubled vision when
others greet her.
There's also a good shot on bit part
actress Heather Doerksen as a
ghost of a sickly woman in a cafe with
vicious eyes staring and talking.
We spot a good shot on Alba
walking down a street at night as well as
bit part Tegan Moss actress
walking through her which was a good
effect along with the two of them staring
at one another carefully.
We spot a good moment with Alba
crying on her cell phone in a chinese
restaurant along with good close up shots
on bit part actor Kam Hing Chau as
a cook dicing up some meat along with
fire blowing out of everywhere.
We spot a good shot on Alba
staring through a peephole in her door
with smoke around her along with a shot
through the peephole on a smoky hallway
and suddenly BAM! A surprise shot on bit
part actor Peter King as a
burned hallway man. There's also good
smoky shots with Alba coughing
and choking.
There's a nice strong dialogue between Alba
and Alessandro Nivola discussing
that she sees dead people and her eyes
aren't hers.
We have a good creepy shot on Alba
in an elevator along with a shot on bit
part actor James H. Spencer with
his feet not touching the elevator ground
and trying to stalk her which gives a
good creepy feel to it.
Good shots on Alba smashing her
room lights and closing the drapes to
make everything look dark.
We spot a perfect creepy moment with Alba
looking at her reflection in the mirror
and it isn't her which is performed by
supporting actress Rachel Ticotin as
there's a terrifying result when she asks
her reflection what she wants and forces
to pull her eyelid open which makes you
cringe.
We have a good ghostly performance on Moretz
speaking to Alba and
walking down the dark hallway in the
hospital along with Alba trying
to call to her and run after her.
Bit part actress Rachel Ticotin
does well suffering in pain when she has
a heart attack when Alba tries
to get information out of her.
Nice shots on Alba climbing down
a ladder to a cellar as well as her
struggling battle to try and rescue
supporting actress Fernanda Romero from
hanging herself. Alba puts alot
of energy trying to force it out of her
to try and get something out of her.
A great suspenseful moment with Alba
and Nivole during a traffic
holdup when they try to get everyone out
of their vehicles due to what she
imagined with an explosion. The explosive
effects looked amazing too.
We have some hissing and
thumping sound effects to make the film
sound truly effective for the haunting
moments along with some cold piano
playing all composed by Marco
Beltrami
Sydney Wells: I'm
seeing things I shouldn't see!
Sydney Wells: I
see...
Dr. Paul Faulkner: ...what? Dead
people?
Alicia Millstone: I
know you're scared. Don't be. 'Cause the
world really is beautiful.
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