4 out of 4 people found the following review helpful:
One of Sly's Best!Monday, March 29, 2004
I noticed several years ago that Sly was making this moving. Afterwards, though, it passed my mind. I went to the video store one day and saw this title and instantly made the connection that this was originally D-Tox. I was disappointed that it made a straight to DVD appearance. Being a big Sly fan that I am, I would have loved to have seen this in theaters!
Anyways, I picked up the title and was expecting a decent film. But instead I got a great film!
The all-star cast makes this movie entertaining and chalk full of great actors who know how to act! The story itself is original and very suspensefull! Perhaps the best one I have seen to date!
This title is one of the more gruesome Stallone films with people's eyes getting drilled (although you don't actually see it happen but you do see the aftermath) and people getting their throats cut and what have ya. Definately not for the person with a touchy stomach.
All in all a great movie that really deserved a chance in theaters!
1 out of 1 people found the following review helpful:
MYOPICMonday, January 05, 2004
EYE SEE YOU starts out pretty good, offering us a weird serial killer after cops. Then it goes off its beam a little, including a puzzling scene where Stallone shoots a man hanging, with duct tape over his mouth. Did they think this was the serial killer? Got me. Anyway switch to a remote detox clinic in Wyoming (actually a beautifully filmed British Columbia) run by the lifeless Kris Kristofferson. Here Stallone is joined by a series of cops who are also suffering their personal demons: Robert Patrick is an obnoxious beefed up bore; Robert Prosky brings a little dignity to his role as an aging cop who supposedly deserted his partner who got killed; Sean Patrick Flannery in a brief but intense role as a cop who witnessed an explosion that killed 20+ children; Christopher Fulford as a British cop with a fear of the dark; Courtney B. Vance who spoke so soft I'm not sure what his role was, other than being the "religious one". Jeremy Wright and Ms. Alvarado were wasted in non-dimensional roles. Polly Walker was pretty as Jenny, although her range was limited. Charles S. Dutton played every cop you've ever seen including Dennis Franz. And why Tom Berenger as a handyman? Director Gillepsie did everything he could to point the murder finger at Berenger.
So what's good? Stallone, amazingly, does a pretty convincing job, a low-key but intense portrayal. The cinematography is gorgeous, giving the winter scenery both a breathtaking beauty and an ominous evil. And the finale is very well executed.
So overall, you could do worse....it's entertaining most of the time.
3 out of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Actually Not That BadFriday, November 28, 2003
I orginally rented this movie at Blockbuster not knowing if it was going to be good or bad. I never heard of this particular movie but I was struck by the amount of stars that were in this which include: Stallone, Kristopherson, and Berenger.
As far as plot goes the serial killing aspect was very original (i.e. the displaying of the bodies at the beginning). Some of the other aspects are typical of the genre, as in Stallone's predictable tragedy.
Stallone does a decent job as Special Agent Jake Malloy with a supporting cast that rises above some of this film's short comings.
All and all. This film left me entertained from beginning to end and I recommend it to anyone who loves the serial killer genre.
Special features include cast interviews and some deleted scenes (which I felt should have been left in).
1 out of 1 people found the following review helpful:
a snowy and chilly dissapointmentMonday, October 27, 2003
Stallone goes into a d-tox clinic in the chilly regions 3 months after his girlfriend dies from the hands of a killer. He checks in with other frustrated and insane cops(sorta like the NCPD, Nut Case Police Department) and hes trying to get rid of those demons, but the killer is back for more, who could it be(I knew who the killer was when he got there). when you got a good cast like this your always suspecting a good ride but the cast cant make this one live and breathe. stupid wooden characterizations, dumb dialouge. only the performance from Stallone and the grisly awesome spiked up finale is what keeps it alive. something you'd expect greatly from the director of I Know What You Did Last Winter. this one gives you frostbiting icicle nuts. the cast include Stallone, Sean Patrick Flannery(who was good for his part), Robert Patrick(too whiny and flaunting his masculinity), Robert Prosky(who gets the chair), Kris Kristofferson(whats up Doc), Polly Walker(ever so beautiful), Jeffrey Wright(the only thing standing out was his face), Charles Dutton(fat and plump), Christopher Fulford(ahhhh, the british are coming), Courtney B. Vance(could of been more better with his preist cop), Dina Meyer(thank god she died) and Tom Berenger(his character was the most annoying).
4 out of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Eye Know What You Did Last WinterSunday, October 19, 2003
First, the good points: Excellent performances by Stallone and Robert Patrick; able supporting cast; offbeat, interesting setting; good production values.
Now, the bad points: Everything else. The story never quite gels; the sound level on much of the dialog is extremely low; the violence is overly gruesome yet at the same time unaffecting; the net result is basically unbelieveable and therefore lacking any real suspense.
It seems like there should be a much better movie here somwhere, but it just never shows up.
It's clear why this was never released theatrically in the United States.