Retro Review: My Little Eye (2004)
My Little Eye (2004)
Studio: StudioCanal
Directed By: Marc Evans
Cast: Stephen O’Reilly, Laura Regan, Jennifer Sky, Bradley Cooper
Review By: Kayley Viteo
If I could give a one-word review of a movie, this one would be stamped with my BORING stamp of absolute disapproval. And therein lies the problem with Netflix Instant. Granted, I love it, but I end up seeing movies I normally wouldn’t seek out while I’m waiting for the next DVD to arrive. I have seen a few, some would say too many, quirky documentaries (my other love) because of it, but I’ve also seen some absolute crap horror movies. This is certainly one of them.
My Little Eye is about five twenty-somethings who sign up to live in a mansion in the woods for six months while being filmed 24/7 for a webshow. In theory, it’s an interesting premise, but it fails on pretty much every level imaginable. What’s worse is that it’s not even entertaining in its utter awfulness, it’s just stupid and boring.
After sitting through this, I was curious to see some other reviews, so I popped over to the movie’s page and was quite surprised by how much people seemed to like this movie. I don’t know if I was in the wrong mood and completely missed anything entertaining, or if I’m one of the few people who see this movie for what it is: five people sitting around bitching about nothing and after what feels like 8 hours, someone finally gets decapitated (which, by the way, is also lame).
Watching My Little Eye is like watching MTV’s The Real World, only the people that deserve to die actually do. Not one character is remotely sympathetic or likeable, not that they have to be, but you don’t even get the pleasure of watching these people die until the final half-hour. And even then, the film isn’t entertaining in the slightest. I did perk up for about five minutes when all of the sudden Bradley Cooper, from his pre-The Hangover days, popped up on screen, but his character is utterly random and serves no purpose. Don’t even get me started on the ending – it’s ridiculously predictable.
I warn you that one of the reviewers that actually liked this movie spelled immensely “emensely,” which may clarify the type of viewer that finds this movie entertaining. Perhaps I’m too harsh.
Actually, I’m not too harsh. There’s no other way to say it – this movie is just terrible.
