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.
We spot many nice discussions between Sydney Wells and Alicia Millstone in a hospital room which
looked heartwarming and friendly like.
We have a good conversation between Sydney and a doctor
when he tries to test her sight skills as
it looked nicely done.
There
are good camera shots circling around Sydney in a hospital hallway as well as a spooky
and blurry image of a ghost.
Good camera shots on many people at a welcome home party which
also involves Sydney as it psychs
you out on her troubled vision when
others greet her.
There's also a good shot on a
ghost of a sickly woman in a cafe with
vicious eyes staring and talking.
We spot a good shot on Sydney walking down a street at night as well asa teenage girl
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 Sydney crying on her cell phone in a chinese
restaurant along with good close up shots
on
a cook dicing up some meat along with
fire blowing out of everywhere.
Good shot on Sydney 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 a
burned hallway man. There's also good
smoky shots withSydney coughing
and choking.
There's a nice strong conversation between Sydney and Dr. Paul Faulkner discussing
that she sees dead people and her eyes
aren't hers.
We have a good creepy shot on Sydney in an elevator along with a shot on an elevator ghost with
his feet not touching the elevator ground
and trying to stalk her which gives a
good creepy feel to it.
Good shots on Sydney smashing her
room lights and closing the drapes to
make everything look dark.
We spot a perfect creepy moment with Sydney looking at her reflection in the mirror
and it isn't her 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 moment on Alicia Millstone speaking to Sydney and
walking down the dark hallway in the
hospital along with Sydney trying
to call to her and run after her.
Nice shots on Sydney climbing down
a ladder to a cellar as well as her
struggling battle to try and rescue
Ana Christina Martinez from
hanging herself.
A great suspenseful moment with Sydney and Paul 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.
Bottom line: 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
(Sydney Wells) putting alot into her role and with her
emotions too. She puts alot
of energy trying to force it out of her
to try and get something out of someone in a certain scene.
Alessandro Nivola (Dr. Paul Faulkner) seemed to pull his
part off well too as a serious doctor in
the film.
Parker Posey (Helen Wells) 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
(Alicia Millstone) brings her charm perfectly as a hospital
patient in the film and shows off a good ghostly performance 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. |