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My Little Eye
2002
MY LITTLE EYE is a terrifying experimental horror film in which 5 people apply to enter a 'Big Brother'-style programme. They have to live in an isolated house for 6 months as part of a 24-hour webcast in an effort to win a million pounds, but if one leaves they all lose. Anxiety is to be expected, but it soars when it becomes .. Read more
| Starring | Kris Lemche, Sean C.W. Johnson, Stephen O'Reilly, Laura Regan |
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| Director | Marc Evans |
| Genres | Horror |
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My Little Eye
MY LITTLE EYE is a terrifying experimental horror film in which 5 people apply to enter a 'Big Brother'-style programme. They have to live in an isolated house for 6 months as part of a 24-hour webcast in an effort to win a million pounds, but if one leaves they all lose. Anxiety is to be expected, but it soars when it becomes clear that not everybody is going to make it out of the house alive.
| Starring | Kris Lemche, Sean C.W. Johnson, Stephen O'Reilly, Laura Regan, Jennifer Sky |
|---|---|
| Director | Marc Evans |
| Studio | MOMENTUM PICTURES |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 32 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Horror |
| Language | English |
| Subtitles | English |
| Released | DVD: 17 Feb 2003 Production year: 2002 |
| Format | DVD |
My Little Eye (2002)
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It takes a long hour before the full horror kicks in, but once the reason why five “lucky” strangers have been put under constant 24-hour surveillance for an internet reality show has been revealed, director Marc (Resurrection Man) Evans's Big Brother by way of Blair Witch hits the spine-tingling spot. The group will all win $1 million if they live together in a remote, snowbound Nova Scotia house for six months, with their every move being watched. As the months pass, the company behind the “entertainment” increases the psychological pressure on the contestants and cracks begin to appear, until they are finally pushed over the edge. Too many genre clichés early on test the patience but the grainy fly-on-the-wall technique eventually builds up a disturbingly authentic atmosphere that makes the upsetting and mean-spirited payoff powerfully affecting.
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Deft thriller that makes confident use of the tricks of reality television and webcasts, though in the end it's just another slasher movie.
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17 out of 21 people found this review helpful
Awful, cliched rubbish
Don't be fooled by the reality TV setting, 'My Little Eye' is about as basic and predictable a slasher movie as you've seen. Five attractive young people are placed in an isolated house where they will be observed by cameras over the internet. If they last for six months they will all receive $1 million, but if anyone leaves then they'll all receive nothing. Unfortunately there's no similar reward available for viewers who manage to sit through this rubbish without switching off.
The characters proceed to argue, have sex, hear mysterious noises, suspect each other and start being killed in increasingly gruesome ways. Even within the confines of the slasher movie genre, this is pretty pathetic stuff. 'My Little Eye's basic gimmick is the fact that it's entirely shot on the CCTV cameras that surround the house, but this does nothing to further the plot or ignite our interest.
Director Marc Evans never seems entirely surefooted in his handling of the story, and there are a ridiculous amount of plot-holes scattered throughout the script. The characters remain completely interchangeable and it's something of a relief when the amateurish and rushed climax eventually does arrive. It's never as clever as it thinks it is and is basically a nasty-minded, insulting and, worst of all, boring film. -
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4 out of 5 people found this review helpful
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If you haven't been out much in the last year...then by all means, get this film.
If you feel that 'reality' shows are too tame and would benefit from the odd execution...then this is the film for you.
If you like looking at six ugly people who can't act ...then you're in for a treat.
If you think the horror genre needs a film in which you're rooting for the murderer...then your prayers have been answered.
If, on the other hand, you want to see an intelligent horror film that has witty and insightful things to say about voyeurism and our thirst for fame with a sharp script and a kick-ass twist at the end...then keep walking, there's nothing for you here.
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MY LITTLE EYE is a terrifying experimental horror film in which 5 people apply to enter a 'Big Brother'-style programme. They have to live in an isolated house for 6 months as part of a 24-hour ... -