As this Hong Kong horror sequel opens Joey is shopping in Thailand; she phones her boyfriend back home in Hong Kong but he doesn't seem to want to talk. That evening in her hotel room she takes an overdose. She doesn't die but afterwards she starts seeing ghosts; in particular that of a woman who, as far as she knows, she has no connection to. Once back home she learns that she is pregnant; and things get more frightening for her as she fears the ghostly woman wants to reincarnate as her child.
While this may officially be a sequel to 'The Eye' it is only in a thematic sense. No characters return and the method by which our new protagonist starts seeing ghosts is different... so there is no need to watch the first to enjoy this. It is an effective chiller though with plenty of spooky moments and some good scares. The way Joey fears the one ghost has designs on her unborn child are effective and despite the fact that there are obvious Buddhist connections the fears are universally understandable... nobody wants to think there is something potentially wrong with their unborn child. The cast does a solid job, most obviously Shu Qi, in the role of Joey, who is rarely off screen. Overall I enjoyed this film; it was nicely creepy without obvious violence. I'd certainly recommend it to fans of Asian horror films.
While this may officially be a sequel to 'The Eye' it is only in a thematic sense. No characters return and the method by which our new protagonist starts seeing ghosts is different... so there is no need to watch the first to enjoy this. It is an effective chiller though with plenty of spooky moments and some good scares. The way Joey fears the one ghost has designs on her unborn child are effective and despite the fact that there are obvious Buddhist connections the fears are universally understandable... nobody wants to think there is something potentially wrong with their unborn child. The cast does a solid job, most obviously Shu Qi, in the role of Joey, who is rarely off screen. Overall I enjoyed this film; it was nicely creepy without obvious violence. I'd certainly recommend it to fans of Asian horror films.