The Eye is a Cantonese Hong Kong gui or ghost film, the equivalent of Japanese kaidon. This one's about a blind girl who gets a cornea transplant -- & the cornea's previous owner's ghost comes with it.
It's a serious film with more than a few great moments. Mun (Lee Sin Jee) goes upon a veritable quest to resolve the mystery of the unhappy ghost & free herself of possession. She discovers a sad tale of persecution & suicide of a girl who could foretell tragedy, but is never believed until it is too late, & comes to be blamed for the very tragedies she tried to warn people to avoid.
From the grave she has one more tragedy to warn her village about -- & it's going to be catastrophic if as always before, no one will listen.
The climax is perhaps over-the-top for something that is developed more as a "quiet" horror film like The Others or the films of M. Knight Shamalamadingdong, but no one can deny The Eye sure does have a climax. It doesn't bare up to much pondering afterward, as there are a few things about the story that don't convince, but during the ride it's a good ride.
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