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| One of the eerie posters for Guillem Morales' Julia's Eyes |
Julia's sister is found hanged, possibly by her own hand because she had gone blind. But Julia is not convinced of the theory, and who is the man her sister had started going with? A fatally dangerous mystery is unraveled...
Julia's Eyes is the second feature by Guillem Morales (The Uninvited Guest/El Habitante Incierto (2004)), written by Morales and Oriol Paulo (The Body/El Cuerpo (2012)). It has capable visuals and acting and a story with drive, a twist and a couple of good chills; SPOILER as when Julia plays blind at the killer's house but can really see everything!
But Julia's Eyes is also quite superficial; it never reaches any thematic depths or presents anything substantially new or truly terrifying. Mostly it can be admired for its good craftsmanship.
Watch a trailer for the film here
Cost: Unknown
Box office: Seemingly at least in excess of 14.8 mil. $
= Unknown (likely a box office success)
[Julia's Eyes premiered September 11 (Toronto International Film Festival) and runs 117 minutes. It was shot from October - December 2009 in and around Barcelona, Spain. The above-mentioned B.O. number comes from adding the publicized grossed for Spain (9.3 mil. $), Mexico, South Korea and Italy, but the film has been released in many other countries as well, so the gross is likely higher. Tentatively setting its budget at around 5 mil. $, the film looks like a box office success. Julia's Eyes is fresh at 91 % with a 6.6 critical average at Rotten Tomatoes.]
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