MovieGuy01 I Thought that the The Eye 2 was a good sequel to The Eye But not as good as the first film. It is about a Pregnant woman called Joey (Shu Qi) who is on the brink of madness after several suicide attempts. She starts to see shadowy images that haunt her pervasively. Joey recovers from an overdose of sleeping pills after having her stomach pumped. It she had visions of dead people accompanying her during her darkest minutes. But just when she looks forward to a brand new life, she discovers that she is pregnant. Being tortured by the thought of an abortion, Joey finds herself becoming delusional and emotionally unstable. She is frequently threatened by the sudden presence of strangers, and also feels stalked by a mysterious woman.

Scarecrow-88 Through the act of attempted suicide which almost kills her(the taking of a large number of pills, after spending all her cash on clothes, due to depression after a bad relationship is called quits), Joey(the superb Qi Shu in an understated, subdued performance)gains the sixth sense and sees ghostly apparitions. Finding out she's pregnant by her past lover(who was married keeping this a secret from Joey), Joey slides into an overwhelming sadness which doesn't bode well with the fear and torment of the scary spirits that pop up everywhere she goes. This one female spirit(Eugenia Yuan)seems to cling to Joey more than any other spirit..who she is will be one frightening discovery Joey would like to have not known.The story is much smaller than the previous film, "The Eye" and much more of a character piece focusing on Joey and her traumatic story with all it's emotional upheavals. There are some excellent jump-scares, imaginative images that you won't soon forget such as the scene where Joey sees her child's face form into the image of the female ghost who stalks her. The film really uses the idea of reincarnation to full effect providing the story with an interesting narrative..spirits cling to the pregnant entering the wombs of women before they deliver eliminating the life they once lived to begin anew. The story might be much smaller in scale, but it's still quite an ambitious project using the Buddhist belief system as a means of telling a powerful story on one woman's acceptance of life through many unorthodox experiences and another who has passed on desiring for a fresh start within a brand new life.This could be the Pang Brothers' best film to date.

hoggaglust-1 The Eye was something of an exercise in frustration, an excellent first half with some truly chilling moments, lapsed quickly into a pedestrian 'detective' story for a scare free, and ultimately fairy dull second half. Scare free and dull because the film-makers reveal the background and explain why the heroine can see ghosts... Once this is revealed, the fear factor is quickly lost as the ghosts then have a motive - a reason for being. The element of the unexplained is lost, and it is that very element; particularly in ghost story, that can provide the most effective scares .The Eye 2 (which is not a true sequel) suffers in exactly the same way, as very early in the film, the appearance of the ghostly visions are fully explained, as are their motives ... The unfortunate consequence of this is that once the spirit's motives are known; (unpleasant enough as they are) the ghosts themselves cease to be in the least bit scary.The Eye 2 is by no means a bad film, it simply fails to deliver the scares that The Eye; (well, the first half at least) did with such effective aplomb. Whereas the former film's scares were born from the confusion of the newly sighted heroine seeing things she (and the audience) couldn't accept or understand, The Eye 2 relies all too heavily on cheaper scares and 'jump' inducing sound effects. If it's a genuinely creepy horror film you are after, The Eye 2 may leave ardent fans of the genre more than a little disappointed.

serafinsigh I decided to watch this movie after reading the synopsis, being pregnant myself. The movie was slow and somewhat difficult to get through, since Joey goes through so many depressing situations. The beginning is also a bit hokey. Joey takes some time to explain exactly what's going on. It's creepy though, in a good way. The ghosts are alternately disturbingly real or smudged. Joey's character is well-developed early on, but everyone else remains vague, which contributes to the overall feeling of the movie. The ending is great! The story ties everything together by the end, and leaves you with goosebumps. It's a movie that will stick with you.