SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

Tacticalin An absolute waste of money

Ketrivie It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.

Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

DogFilmCritic The Spanish horror cinema is one of the big surprises of recent years. The orphanage, and less-in measure-REC REC 2 showed signs of the vitality of a genre that scares when it comes forward with a Spanish accent.Julia's Eyes is a psychological thriller where a woman who is going blind in the middle of her job has the sensation that she is being strangled after that she shortly receives news that her sister who is already blind due to both having a genetic illness they both share, committed suicide (the myth that twins,can feel when something happens to his/her sibling at the same time)which is never brought again in the film,Julia who knew her sister pretty well knows that it wasn't a suicide but murder instead.This is an excellent hook for a thriller that, relatively speaking, could be related more with old mysteries of Alfred Hitchcock or the early films of Dario Argento.In fact it would not be unusual for Alone in the Dark (1967), Terrence Young film with Audrey Hepburn would have represented some influence in this story, as they have some points in common.The tension in the film is produced by great acting specially from Belen Rueda, the strong band and effectiveness of the sound effects,angle shots framing( there's a brilliant technique in the middle of the film that gives an idea on how a blind person interacts with someone that they can not see), photography, and the locations. it has some minor flaws in the plot but above all its a terrific film to enjoy

lathe-of-heaven First off, the quality of the film is very good. IF you are the kind of person who doesn't mind or actually likes Foreign Horror / Thrillers AND you don't like them too extreme, then you should enjoy this one.One thing though, is that it is VERY old fashioned, slow, and does NOT pander along the lines of today's modern Gore-Soaked Horror films. Although, it DOES have a few well done Horror elements that are very effective. It almost plays like a Spanish Alfred Hitchcock film. The pacing is EXTREMELY deliberate, but it steadily and effectively builds a level of tension. BUT, again... Very important; IF you DON'T really care for very SLOW films, or if you prefer more in your face Horror, then you will definitely NOT like it.All in all, strictly as a Horror film, I wouldn't say that it is one of my very favourites. However, when I write reviews here, my main concern is to be as accurate as possible and in my lowly and wretched opinion try to portray the film as objectively as I can. And... VERY importantly, whether I feel that it is a quality film or not. This one definitely is. For me personally, I REALLY liked the Guillermo Del Toro produced 'THE ORPHANAGE'. THAT movie really is more my kind of Horror film. There is much more emphasis on mood and atmosphere with strong Psychological / Supernatural overtones. So, films more along the lines of 'THE ORPHANAGE' or the similar British period Horror film about a Haunted Boarding School, 'THE AWAKENING', and the INTENSELY Psychological and unsettling 'SESSION 9' are really more my type of Horror.But, with that said, this one is done very well and is quite involving throughout. Like another reviewer mentioned here, this really is more of a Thriller as opposed to a Horror film, but within that Genre it is very well executed. HOWEVER... Do keep in mind the rather slow and old-fashioned pacing...

p-stepien When her blind twin sister Sara dies, Julia Levin (Belén Rueda) is instantaneously convinced that suicide is out of the question, despite what her husband Isaac (Lluís Homar) and police claim. Suffering from the same genetic illness, Julia's sight is also failing, a process quickened by stress. When the truth behind Sara's death slowly lapses into an obsession, strange things start occurring with a shadow of a man constantly lurking in the background. While visiting a home for the blind, the local janitor reveals much into the nature of this presence: 'an invisible man', a person with such a weak life aura, that he melts with the shadows, unnoticed by normal people, only noticed by people with heightened senses, such as the blind...The intriguing premise, offering some philosophical origins of conception, offers a strong backbone for the story: a faceless man, unnoticed by the world at large, not due to special skills, but thanks to insignificance. However for the most part this aspect of the story gets a purely functional treatment, utilised for its possibility of creating tension and a sense of thrill. Our perpetrator is constantly mired in shadows, unseen, lurking somewhere in the background. Meanwhile as Julia's sight falters, so does the camera - a concept used with dreaded effectiveness throughout the movie. Corresponding to Julia's growing blindness camera angles start becoming less revealing, creating a sense of lack of control, while peoples faces are entirely cut from the picture, with only voices offered to differentiate between characters.This creates a level of chilly atmosphere into the somewhat cumbersome and overly convoluted story, which attempts to introduce too many threads and dangerously languishes into melodramatic territory, but without the same sense of control offered by Pedro Almodovar. Thus soon the movie becomes more about how it was filmed, less about the somewhat poorly handled story which challenges the attention span of viewers with non-focused narrative. These plot contrivances make "Julia's Eyes" level down to slightly above average horror fare, albeit when the base concept works it does so with some thrilling panache. A shame given these moments of pure perfection are sabotaged by the overall chaotic distractions bundled into the plot.

pradiptadas1982 Watched "Julia's Eyes" Original Title-(Los Ojos de Julia)-I got this movie in my collection from one of my Friend's collection. It's a ? Spanish Movie which I got with English subtitles. When yesterday I selected this movie to watch I had no idea what kind of movie it was and so I also had no expectations from it. Just knew that it's a movie of different language, different genre so may be there would be something new but when the Movie started I just jumped out from my chair. It was really a spine chilling moment which grabbed my whole attention towards the movie and this attention remained as such throughout the movie. Every Scene, short dialogues, murder clues, every drama I was just enjoying by watching repeatedly with the help of the rewind button of my laptop.The movie started with the mysterious death of Sara. She was found hanging in the basement of her own house where she lived alone. She was blind due to a degenerative disease of her eyes. Police tried to loosening the case thinking that she was committed suicide because of loneliness and depression but her twin sister Julia, who was also suffering from the same degenerative disease in her eyes and rapidly deteriorating her sights didn't believe that it was a suicide. While doing her own way of searching the mystery of her sister's death Julia came to know that Sara was undergone a surgery on her eyes with the hope of regaining her sight. Also she found some clues of a mysterious boyfriend of Sara. Simultaneously with the run someone always tried to swipe away all the data, clues and even murdered the persons who knew anything about the case.The first one hour was so intense, so twists n turns that one could not made an idea in which way the movie was going. Last 30 mins there was also a brilliant Cat- Mouse duel between Julia and the murderer.After watching the movie I read from the internet that it was the same team- actress (Belen Rueda), producer (Guillermo Del Toro), musician (Fernando Velazquez), cameraman (Oscar Faura) - who made "Orphanage" previously. The same team again delivered an Intelligent, Tight gripped, spine chilling thriller which is original in its nature. Regarding acting everyone was brilliant. Belen Rueda was in a dual role in this movie (Sara n Julia). She was just terrifying throughout the movie. You can just watch this movie only for her acting if you keep every other things apart. Cinematography was brilliant in every part. Script writing, direction, technique with playing light n shadow just compel you to tighten your sit belt throughout the movie.On a whole Guillermo Del Toro was again delivered a movie which was surprisingly good and taught everyone what the definition of a thriller is. A MUST SEE for every thriller movie lovers.