Release Date: 5/23/2000 Original Release: 1999 Format: DVD Length: 101 minutes Rating:R (MPAA) Rating Reason: Some Strong Violence, Sexuality, Language and Brief Drug Content UPC: 043396050525 Studio: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainm
Based on the novel by Marc Behm, Australian writer-director Stephan Elliott's (THE ADVENTURES OF PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT) voyeuristic thriller stars Ewan McGregor as a high-tech surveillance detective for the British Consulate. Codenamed "Eye," Wilson is investigating the involvement of his boss' son with a beautiful, mysterious woman (Ashley Judd), and becomes a horrified witness when she brutally murders him.
Trailing her as she flees Washington, the Eye watches fascinated as she switches identities, seduces and kills again. The Eye, too, has some personal demons to contend with. He is haunted (literally) by the image of his daughter, who was taken away by his wife. Consumed by guilt, the Eye vows not to also lose the "extraordinary" femme fatale, ignoring repeated attempts by his Moneypenny-esque assistant, Hilary (k.d. lang), to pull him off the case. Tracking his quarry cross-country, the Eye learns that her name is Joanna, and she has some serious father issues. Collecting snow globes from each locale (watch for Elliott's neat camera trick with the globes), the Eye gradually becomes more obsessed. When Joanna finally has a chance at happiness with a blind millionaire (Patrick Bergin), will the Eye be able to let go?
DVD Features
Region 1 Keep Case Single Side - Single Layer Full Frame - 1.33 Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 - English Dolby Digital 5.1 - English Subtitles - English, French, Spanish - Optional Additional Release Material: Featurette Audio Commentary: Stephan Elliott - Director Trailers: 1. Original Theatrical Trailer 2. Bonus Trailer - THE PILLOW BOOK Interactive Features: Scene Access Text/Photo Galleries: Production Notes Biographies: Cast & Crew Additional Products: Booklet
Call me a sucker, but I really like Ashley Judd, and, even thought there wasn't much acting in her role here. it was worth watching, and not just for the brief glimpse in the tub. I wasn't always... Read the whole review at MatchFlick
