The Eye

After miracle corneal-transplant surgery restores her sight, a shy young Hong Kong woman (Lee Sin-Je) is suddenly thrust into sensory overload: with her mind overwhelmed by the flow of visual input, she's so confused and disoriented that at first she doesn't realize that some of what she's seeing with her new eyes isn't…um…of this world. Along with her reborn fifth sense has come a Sixth Sense-like sixth sense, as--through the dead organ donor's corneas--she sees dead people. The Eye, by the creative, Thai-born Pang Brothers (Bangkok Dangerous) is a bona fide goosepimpler in which the poor heroine can't get away from the ghosts because she sees them everywhere. It becomes even more unsettling as she searches for answers (what do her donated corneas have to do with these specters?). While the Pangs fail to fully exploit the fertile plot point of the girl's unfamiliarity with sight (her adjustment is a minor part of the story), The Eye literally gave me the chills at least a dozen times, and that's what counts. A strong optional purchase. [Note: DVD extras include a 15-minute subtitled behind-the-scenes making-of featurette, a TV spot, trailers, and weblinks. Bottom line: a small extras package for a promising if flawed chiller.] (R. Blackwelder)