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Eye of the Beholder (1999)

Rate: 4
Viewed: 9/18

9/18: Now I know why I managed to skip Eye of the Beholder for almost two decades.

Damn, it's bad and the kind of film that Brian De Palma could've directed given his fetish for stylish but technically dry photography. This one has no plot to speak of. It's just a random nondescript guy stalking a female who unrealistically gets away with the murders. The ending is as craptacular as it gets.

What's with Ewan McGregor? I don't get his appeal, and he never emotes. Perhaps Ewan McGregor's fans like the sound of his first name? Ashley Judd sucks as an actress, and she's ugly as well. Heavy makeup is what saves her plain-looking face.

The only good performance Ashley Judd gave was in Bug. That's because she had a great actor and a solid director to work with unlike those in Eye of the Beholder. K.D. Lang isn't an actress and thus has no business of appearing in motion pictures. Jason Priestley, aka the hypocritical Brandon Walsh, must be feeling stupid by now.

All in all, the first mistake of Eye of the Beholder is not having a plot to begin with.

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