Opening with very compelling title credits, Richard Hobert's Ögat (The Eye) continues the suspense for the remaining two hours. Ingrid (Lena Endre) is in a seemingly perfect relationship with an outwardly perfect man, Frederik (Samuel Fröler). What Ingrid doesn't know is that Frederik is not quite all there. In fact, his obsessive jealousy stretches so far that he fakes a suicide in order to see Ingrid's reactions to his death (albeit, from afar and through 'spy-cams') and to validate her 'fidelity' to him after his untimely demise. When Ingrid's old friend, Mikael (Göran Stangertz), well known singer-songwriter, discovers the creepy truth about the compulsively infatuated Frederik, he sets out to protect Ingrid and unearth any further dirt on Frederik. The cast is uniformly excellent, with sufficiently tense moments and some great writing and direction from Hobert, this Swedish effort is quite entertaining - Ingrid's revenge at being so unmercifully tricked is a very satisfying moment
4 Reviews
Hopelessly inept
fuente-229 August 2005
Warning: Spoilers
Supposedly part of a series about the seven deadly sins, this sorry excuse for a thriller mistakes mental illness for immoral behaviour. Every single note rings false, making this movie an illustration of the fact that a heart, a vision or even a mind (though the mind evident here is obviously a very slow one) is nothing without the scriptwriting, shooting and editing skills to go with it. See this only if you want to know what happens when someone who knows nothing about movies or life tries to make a movie about life. Abysmal.
Bonus spoilers: For someone who fakes his death to determine the strength of his supposed widow's love for him, Fredrik sure picks a stupid place to hide: Their basement! Or even under their kitchen table! And for someone obsessively taping his supposed widow with a digital video camera, he sure has a large collection of surveillance tape on VHS!
Bonus spoilers: For someone who fakes his death to determine the strength of his supposed widow's love for him, Fredrik sure picks a stupid place to hide: Their basement! Or even under their kitchen table! And for someone obsessively taping his supposed widow with a digital video camera, he sure has a large collection of surveillance tape on VHS!
Pleasing to the eye - as well as the brain
shine-220 July 1999
Brilliant updating of themes from Peeping Tom and Vertigo. Acting, cinematography and music are all superb in the fifth film In Hoberts suite on the seven deadly sins. Like Vertigo the inner drama is more important, and believable, than the actual plot. Lena Endre proves once again she's one of the greatest actresses working today. Go see for yourself!
Very interesting and original thriller. Watch this one before Hollywood remakes it and ruins it!
Infofreak4 November 2002
Warning: Spoilers
'The Eye' is a fascinating thriller dealing with trust and betrayal in a very original and interesting fashion. A slightly bohemian couple are invited to a party where they meet for the first time their friends fiancé. He is stylish, charming, wealthy and appears to be devoted to his future bride. The next morning he unexpectedly leaves without saying goodbye, and commits suicide by jumping off a ferry. At least that's what appears to have happened, as no body can be found. His "widow" is devastated and cannot understand why this shocking event has occurred. The male half of the couple receives a mysterious videotape and begins to suspect that the suicide is a fake. As he investigates things get odder and to reveal anymore about the plot would be unwise, as this is one movie which doesn't go in the direction you immediately guess it will. One day this will be remade by Hollywood and it will probably stink, so watch this one before they spoil it!
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