Rent Eye of the Beholder (1999)
2.6 of 5 from 59 ratings
1h 40min
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- Synopsis:
- Ewan McGregor stars as "the eye", an isolated British intelligence officer assigned the case of the enigmatic and mysterious Joanna Eris (Ashley Judd). Joanna is accused of blackmailing a senior British official - but she is more than just a blackmailer. As the Eye begins his task of shadowing her he discovers that she is capable of more than just extortion. A master of disguise she is also a lone killer who anticipates his every move and stays one step ahead. As he follows Joanna from murder to murder he feels compelled to watch her, becoming more and more obsessed with what he sees. The closer the Eye gets to Joanna's life the more dangerous his fantasy becomes. Who is more dangerous the hunter or the hunted?
- Actors:
- Ewan McGregor, Ashley Judd, Patrick Bergin, Geneviève Bujold, KD Lang, Jason Priestley, Anne-Marie Brown, Kaitlin Brown, David Nerman, Steven McCarthy, Vlasta Vrana, Janine Theriault, Don Jordan, Maria Revelins, Lisa Forget, Gayle Garfinkle, Russell Yuen, Stephane Levasseur, Al Vandecruys, Sam Stone
- Directors:
- Stephan Elliott
- Writers:
- Marc Behm, Stephan Elliott
- Studio:
- Metrodome
- Genres:
- Drama
- Collections:
- Getting to Know..., Getting to Know: Ewan Mcgregor, Top 10 Films By Year, Top 10 Films of 1999, Top 10 French-Language Remakes, Top Films
- Countries:
- Canada
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Reviews (1) of Eye of the Beholder
A very weird film which, despite the best efforts of McGregor and Judd, just doesn't go anywhere - Eye of the Beholder review by TB
A long, grimly lit and unfortunately quite boring film which never really goes anywhere.
Ewan McGregor plays a private investigator who is following Judd's character, a serial killer, and then falls in love with her, to the extent he starts covering up for her crimes.
As much as it is an interesting premise and Judd in particular is at times very enigmatic, I just lost interest in it. I did manage to get to the end, but the plot becomes ridiculous and the ending quite silly.
A shame that it wasn't more, as there was potential for it to really go to some unexpected places.
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