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Eye Of The Beholder [1999] [DVD]
enlarge	Director: Stephan Elliott Actors: Ewan McGregor, Ashley Judd, Jason Priestley, Patrick Bergin, David Nerman Studio: In2film Category: DVD List Price: ~~£5.99~~ Buy New: £2.55 as of 21/11/2009 21:53 GMT details You Save: £3.44 (57%) New (11) Used (6) from £1.50 Seller: sonnyhoney2003 Rating: 1 reviews Sales Rank: 16673 Format: PAL Language: English (Unknown) Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over Region: 2 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 100 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 5055002530616 ASIN: B000W2228Y Theatrical Release Date: 1999 Release Date: December 24, 2007 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Customer Reviews: An intriguing but disastrously miscast near-miss February 19, 2009 Trevor Willsmer (London, England) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful Eye of the Beholder is the kind of film that provokes an odd reaction - it's not actually the total failure most critics claim, but it doesn't work. As with the previous French version of Marc Behm's thriller, Mortelle Randonnee (itself much loved by critics but far more problematic), the premise is good - an emotionally damaged surveillance expert covers up the serial murders of an even more damaged young woman he convinces himself is his long-dead daughter. Unfortunately Ewan McGregor's casting in the male lead pretty much kills the film at birth because he's just too young - the part needs to be a middle-aged man so that the confusion between the girl and his daughter is more understandable. As the object of his obsession Ashley Judd doesn't do the film any favours either, neither looking nor feeling right. But there's an undeniable vision to the film, even if it proves that striking visual composition and the odd ingenious bit of filmmaking is no compensation for human feeling and genuine empathy and involvement. Maybe it'll be a case of third time lucky for the next person to adapt the novel....

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