Martha Plimpton gives a strong performance as an Oklahoma diner waitress who weds the born-again prison inmate (Kevin Anderson) with whom she's been corresponding, but she soon... more
This review already contains more than 120 words. As a Ciao member you could earn up to £5 with this review.
Actor(s): Martha Plimpton, Hal Holbrook, Nick Stahl, Richard Jenkins, Margo Martindale, Mary Kay Place, Maggie Moore, Kevin Anderson, Woody Watson, Wally Welch
Director(s): Tim Blake Nelson
Genre: Drama
Classification: 15 years and over
Production Year: 1997
Running Time: 1 hour 22 minutes
Video Category: Feature Film
Release details
DVD Region: Region 2 (Europe)
Studio(s): CINEMA CLUB; SONY DADC
Release date: 10/03/2003
No of Discs: 1
Catalogue No: CCD 9495
Editor: Kate Sanford
Barcode: 5014138294953
Featured: Tim Blake Nelson
Composer: David Van Tieghem
Screenwriter: Tim Blake Nelson
Production Designer: Patrick Geary
Producer: Michael Nelson, Wendy Ettinger
Director of Photography: Russell Lee Fine
Languages
Main Language: English
DVD Description
Martha Plimpton gives a strong performance as an Oklahoma diner waitress who weds the born-again prison inmate (Kevin Anderson) with whom she's been corresponding, but she soon finds that his ostensible piety masks a cruel, domineering nature that leads inevitably to horrific violence. This deeply affecting film, while examining the way in which death and grief send shockwaves across a small town, employs a complex narrative which shifts around across the frame of the story, involving the viewer in the process of putting together the pieces of this tragic and compelling puzzle. Hal Holbrook and Nick Stahl also turn in exceptional performances. Funded in part by the Sundance Institute.
Technical information
Aspect Ratio: 4:3
Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Dubbing Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo English
Professional reviews
Review: "...Cool camera stuff and exotic editing..." (Box Office, p.52, 01/12/1997)
"...The time and place are evoked with quiet, atmospheric shots in Tim Blake Nelson's EYE OF GOD....Martha Plimpton's performance is the center of the movie, quiet and strong..." (Chicago Sun-Times, p.36, 30/01/1998)
"Spare, elegant, and harrowing....It's an original and gripping achievement..." -- Rating: A- (Entertainment Weekly, p.80, 31/10/1997)
"...The performances are a reminder of the illuminating power of exquisitely meticulous acting..." (New York Times, p.E12, 17/10/1997)
...’t have eyes at all but holes so the analogy doesn’t seem to hold. With Kubrick dead I guess we’ll never know but it is a great title for the movie.
The DVD Cover
----------------------
The copy I have of this DVD is headed along the top as being from the, Stanley Kubrick Collection. I don’t think there’s a different cover but can’t be sure.
It is a simple front cover with the cantered head and shoulders picture of the two main stars, Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise. They are about to kiss, with Cruise’s head away from camera and eyes closed, with Kidman’s eyes open, looking surreptitiously out the corner of her to the camera. It looks like they’re naked. Below the picture you have the producer’s name and below that, in large bold face type the name of the film. At the bottom left hand corner we’re given the rating – 18.
The back...
Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful
Advantages: Original set out film.. Disadvantages: Camera angles can get annoying, and the film can get pretty dull.
...subscriber with the option to;
- Choose to see selectec scenes from different cameras
- Access archive footage (deleted scenes)
- Access housemates audition tapes
- Follow the movements of 'the company' within the house
- Eavesdrop into conversations between the people behind 'the company'
- Monitor the housemates files change as the events unfold.
DISC 2;
- 9 deleted scenes (avaliable with director/producer commentry)
- The making of 'My Little Eye' (30 minutes long)
- My Little Eye gallery
- Theatrical trailer
- Teaser trailer
- TV spots
My problem with this dark sinister film is the way in which it has been filmed. A kind of fly on the wall perspective is the only way in which I can explain it. Night vision cameras etc add to the effect - as if truly tuning into Big Brother, but it does get highly irritating to watch after...
Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Advantages: Fast moving film. Disadvantages: None.
.... It steadily built suspense. I was on the edge of my seat during most of the movie. It's been a while since I heard an audience cheer and clap, and get excited in a theater.
If your looking for thrills, action and a GOOD plot, RED EYE delivers it. So get the dvd today....
Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful
This product has not yet been reviewed. 
03.04.2005
31.03.2006
13.01.2008
