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Plot Summary
Five young Americans sign up to
share a house a lá Big Brother. The mismatched contestants must
stay in the old isolated house for six months in order to claim a $1
million prize. If even one of them leaves the prize is lost. Subsequent
developments lead them to believe that they may have signed up for more
than they bargained for...
Review
I went to this
movie expecting something in the style of Scream and I know What
You Did Last Summer (i.e. solid if formulaic horror). I was pleasantly
surprised however, as My Little Eye is imaginative, although
seemingly low budget, fare. Similar to the Blair Witch Project but
with an inventive and original style of its own the film's scares are
complemented by some unusual angles and images. The film is cashing in on
the explosion of reality style TV and the old dark house is dotted with
web cams which catch the action in the house.
The acting and
dialogue are both convincing and for the most part the film manages to
avoid the silliness and improbabilities which are often a feature of films
of this kind. The bickering and gossiping amoung the contestants is
similar to the antics of those on these types of programmes, although
nobody on TV has met a gruesome end, yet!
Those of you who
like a good scare but who also like their movies to be intelligent and, at
least halfway, plausible shouldn't be disappointed.
Reviewed by Joseph
Patrick 2002 |