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The Eye

(2008, Rated PG-13, Horror, Starring Alessandro Nivola, Parker Posey, Jessica Alba)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 13, age appropriate for kids over 15; suggested age 14.
  • Is it any good?

    2.0
  • Common Sense says

    Jessica Alba sees dead people in blah horror film.

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 14–15

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Sydney's fears inspire derision from her conductor/mentor and argument from her therapist. But she's a plucky girl and is determined to solve her own problem when the men refuse.
  • Violence:

    Sydney is haunted by a number of distorted, scary, and injured-looking ghosts. Violence -- occurring in visions, memories, and real time -- includes an assault in a coffee shop, a car that hits a woman, a car that hits a gas truck (big explosion), a fire in a factory that leaves workers trapped and screaming, suicides (falling out a window, hanging), smashing windows with arms (one left bloody), and a creepy "Shadowman" who escorts souls to death (he looks mean and roars at Sydney). Montages are especially aggressive, with slamming images of harrowing situations (fires, agonies, bleeding eyes); tense scenes show Sydney walking through shadowy hallways, pursued by creatures/ghosts or unable to see clearly.
  • Sex:

    Sydney appears nude (from the shoulders up) in the shower through a blurry glass door, with an arm covering her breasts. She wears a cleavage-revealing gown at film's end.
  • Language:

    One use each of "hell" and "ass."
  • Consumerism:

    Starbucks coffee.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Sydney drinks sherry the night before her surgery.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About The Eye

Parents need to know that this creepy horror film (which stars teen favorite Jessica Alba) features many suspenseful scenes full of ghosts, dead people, and shadows; these sequences are made scarier by the way the camera emulates Sydney's blurry vision. Violence includes explosions and fires in which people are burned. A brief scene shows Alba in the shower from the shoulders up, with her arm covering her breasts; another angle shows her crouched figure through a blurry door. Language is unusually mild for a PG-13 film.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about the many U.S. remakes of Asian horror movies. How do these moody, strange films translate for American audiences? Why do you think their focus on spirits and hauntings is so popular? How do you think the remakes are similar to and different from the originals? Families can also discuss why Sydney might "miss" her blindness, even without the ghostly visitations?

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  1. Teen Reviewer Age 16
    Lives in Washington
    I rate this title on for age 12 and give it 3.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Inappropriate language
    • Drinking, smoking, or drug use
    • Negative message

    Not very scary but a good movie.

    I liked the movie, but I wish it was scarier. THe main character, Sydney, see's dead people, there is minor cussing(Ass and Hell) and a scene of her upper body in the shower her breast is covered though.

  2. Teen Reviewer Age 13
    Lives in Kentucky
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    Scary-licious!!!

    I think this movie is a good choice for jumping out of your socks (Or seat?)

  3. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Florida
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 4.0

    okay for my age and all 13 year olds

    i saw the eye at the movies i like it but it was kinda scary but still a good movie!

  4. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in Texas
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 3.0

    this was my first horror

    ill be 14 in two months so im not 12 anymore...and i cant update my age. this was my first horror movie and i liked it. it scared me, but i liked it. its a bunch of for (the most part) bloodless but creepy violence. the thing that kept this movie from really scaring me though was that the ghosts/spirits werent trying to harm anyone. they were just doing their job. thats not to say however that they do not look scary. they do and there are tons of jump scenes. thats what scared me. i hate jump scenes. this is good forr a late 13 to early 14 year old

  5. Teen Reviewer Age 16
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 1.0

  6. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in California
    I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it 0.0

    After watching this flick, I had a single thought, and it was this:

    Wait, was that supposed to be serious?

  7. Kid Reviewer Age 7
    Lives in Florida
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 2.0

    Use Cautions

    While this movie is not a graffic as some are parents should still use their judgments on allowing children to see this movie.

  8. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    A perfect Friday night Movie

    This movie will scare you and frighten you with suspence. Its better to watch it with someone erlse to fully enjoy you rove interests screams and holding on to you.

  9. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in California
    I rate this title on for age 13 and give it 4.0

    Rated appropriately

    A 13 year old reasonably should be able to handle the violence and suspense. I screamed a few times due to being startled.

  10. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Georgia
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    This movie is really good! It is not as scary as you would expect, and it is a great suspenceful movie! I would recomend it to everyone ages 12+!

  11. Teen Reviewer Age 13
    Lives in Pennsylvania
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 4.0

  12. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Florida
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 3.0

    Keep your eyes on the screen if you like generic horrors!

    For all those haters out there, remember that this isn't trying to win Oscars. It's only supposed to be some mindless fun for those select teenagers who enjoy horrors. Kind of like me! With that said, parents, you know what to expect in a PG-13 horror like this; violence that is totally bloodless. And of course, no nudity. Just a bunch of jump scenes. Anyway...yeah, that's basically the entire movie. Enjoy while you can, before it goes to the dollar-movie bin at Wal-Mart, with other classic horrors that I like such as the video game horror Stay Alive and the John Carpenter remake The Fog. Oh yeah, and go see this for Jessica Alba. She's so hot!!!

  13. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Michigan
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    Edge-of-your-seat-Horror

    Great movie! I was on the edge of my seat. Most teenagers can handle it. Jessica Alba gives a great performance!

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