Gin Gwai (2002)
Genre: Drama / Horror
Duration: 99 minuten
Alternative titles: Jian Gui / The Eye / 見鬼
Country:
Hong-Kong / Singapore
Directed by: Oxide Chun Pang and Danny Pang
Stars: Angelica Lee, Lawrence Chou and Chutcha Rujinanon
IMDb score:
6,6 (30.929)
Releasedate: 9 May 2002
This movie is not available on US streaming services.
Gin Gwai plot
"How can you believe your eyes when they're not yours?"
Mun is twenty and blind since the age of two. After a risky surgery, she regains her sight. Full of joy, Mun opens her eyes into a new world. Yet something is not right and to her horror she sees in the mirror not her own face but that of Ling, the deceased woman who made her retinas available. And then there are the mysterious, dark, and mutilated creatures that reveal themselves to her. The visions bring Mun to the brink of insanity and the only way out is to find out what Ling's secret was...
Actors and actresses
Wong Kar Mun
Dr. Wah
Chiu Wai Ling
Yingying
Dr. Lo
Mun's Grandmother
Nurse
Dark Figure
Ghost in the Hospital
Hospital Caretaker
Reviews & comments
SmackItUp
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- 3505 messages
- 2648 votes
setback.
Pangs opt for a horror set-up, but the film leans much more towards drama. And that story doesn't amount to much. The Pangs prove to be more skilled at creating creepy scenes, and they don't do that enough here. There are certainly nice scenes in it, but there is not much tension or threat.
2.5* then, because there are of course much worse.
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UmbraVitae
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- 4374 messages
- 4082 votes
Fine Chinese drama-bit of horror. I had seen the remake a long time ago, still on DVD here, but apparently this is the original. And I often think the original Asian films are better (have a little more respect for this one too) than their American remakes (see Ju-on-grudge, ringu-the ring, the one missed call films...). And this one was not too bad, is more drama with some horror elements, but again presented in a nice and yet exciting way. Can't say if it's that much better than the Jessica Alba remake (which I also like to see in action). I'll have to rewatch this one then. I really liked this one and of course you can do both.
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Lovelyboy
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- 3954 messages
- 2956 votes
Purchased in a box together with Oldboy and Sword in the moon, and after seeing those two finally the turn of The Eye, a film that did not attract me too much because of the genre that is not my thing, besides the reviews are not awesome.
It is not all that complicated, after an eye operation the young violinist sees things that are not there, and it seems as if she has taken over certain gifts from the previous owner. Thus begins a search for the former owner and an attempt to end the visions. Characteristic is the typical Asian bustle in language and gesture and in the first instance the atmosphere of the film, which tends not to horror but to that of a mystery. And the film does that well, because the atmosphere and the subtle pseudo creepy moments are not that crazy after all.
During the events, it seems that line and logic slowly emerge and until then it is still not bad, but once back to 'the roots' the film slowly derails with the 'hanging moment' and later the catastrophe on the bridge where the showing the two ladies at the same time will be more symbolic than that there is more behind it. The music has also shown itself from a cringe-inducing side with the result that The Eye slowly sinks through the ice. Angelica Lee makes up for a lot in terms of appearance and is fun to watch.
The Eye doesn't start badly with its strong atmosphere, but the film doesn't keep this up, nor do I think the denouement is strong. The Eye is therefore no more than a nice snack.
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