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Belén Rueda, Lluis Homar, Pablo Derqui, Francesc Orella, Joan Dalmau ... see more see more... , Clara Segura , Boris Ruiz , Daniel Grao

A woman is trying to unravel a mystery that she literally can no longer see in this thriller from Spanish filmmaker Guillem Morales. Julia (Bel (C)n Rueda) and her sister, Sara, have both inherited a ... read more read more...medical condition that is slowly robbing them of their eyesight, with stress severely aggravating the condition. When Julia gets the news that Sara has died, she has a hard time believing the police report that she committed suicide, and she and her husband, Isaac (Llus Homar), begin looking into the matter. As Julia examines the particulars of Sara's death, she begins to suspect the actions of Sara's neighbor Blasco (Boris Ruiz), his daughter, Lia (Andrea Hermosa), and an aged woman named Soledad (Julia Guti (C)rrez Caba). As Julia becomes more convinced that Sara's neighbors were involved in her death, unpleasant events begin happening all around her, and as she comes closer to unraveling the knots that have tied up Sara's death, Julia inches closer to total blindness. Produced in part by Guillermo del Toro, Los Ojos de Julia (aka Julia's Eyes) was an official selection at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Unrated, 2 hr. 12 min.

Directed by: Guillem Morales

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DVD Release Date: December 20, 2011

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  • romy861
    March 10, 2012
    romy861
    Started off pretty good - I thought, from all the creepy happenings, that this was going to be a ghost story. Then, because of the interesting filming after Julia's operation where the new characters introduced never show their faces, I thought she had lost her mind and was imagi... read morening the whole thing.
    The actuality was less exciting, but it works. Filming and acting is great. I especially liked the end scenes with the flashing camera - very effective. Good creepy movie to watch in the evening!
  • lewiskendell
    February 28, 2012
    lewiskendell
    A woman suffering from progressive blindness and her husband come to investigate the apparent suicide of her sister, who had the same affliction. There turns out to be much more to the death than it seems on the surface, and more people may end up finding a similar fate unless th... read moree mystery can be unraveled.

    Julia's Eyes gets off to a good start, with an interesting premise and a captivating opening scene. But, most of what follows is not equal to the introduction. Frustrating characters and annoying plot contrivances keep Julia's Eyes from being anything more than an average mystery/thriller that had me almost disinterested during the middle portion. The ending, fortunately, is strong and helped restore some of the good feelings I had about the movie during its beginning.

    Don't get me wrong, it's a tense movie throughout, thanks to the natural fear of not being able to see the danger around you. And there are plenty of story twists and turns, and not all of them are predictable. But watching characters make dumb, illogical decisions just for the sake of plot progression draws me right out of the atmosphere that's so necessary for an effective thriller. When Julia's Eyes is good, it's very good. It's just unfortunate that parts of it are exercises in pure frustration.
  • imrealgod
    April 3, 2011
    imrealgod
    What a ridiculous story!!! It's an awful mess which I wish I'd avoided. Julia's Eyes are better shut down.
  • blacksheepboy
    January 30, 2011
    blacksheepboy
    The stunning cinematography creates a perfect oppressive atmosphere in a thriller that grows really tense and frightening. Even so, the film is weakened by poor narrative choices, and if you think in retrospect you will see some plot holes. Besides, the lame last scene is unforgi... read morevable.
  • Nutterjr
    October 31, 2011
    Nutterjr
    Artfully directed to keep the suspense going throughout the film, based on a well written scenario which holds more than one twists, and a constant unsettling eery feeling that makes it hard to forget.
  • danieljparsons
    June 5, 2011
    danieljparsons
    A film of great technical skill in terms of direction, cinematography, editing, sound design and acting, but one that I never found scary, or especially exciting. There are some truly memorable sequences - in particular a section where we hear the people around Julia but never se... read moree their faces (just the backs of their heads or the lower parts of their bodies), and a semi-repeated use of an old-fashioned camera with flash that rivals the dénouement of Hithcock's Rear Window for inventiveness. Unfortunately the actual story of Julia's Eyes is not particularly involving, the twists and red herrings become tiring and the climax is rather obvious. Belén Rueda as Julia is never less than absolutely convincing however and really helps overcome a lot of the short-comings of the plot and as a piece demonstrating the skills of a talented crew, Los Ojos de Julia has lots to recommend it.
  • John2223
    March 19, 2011
    John2223
    Produced by Guillermo Del Toro, "Julia's Eyes" is an original Spanish horror movie that is directed in a way that will keep you engaged and guessing during the whole running time with enough tense and truly scary scenes. Acting is very good and Belén Rueda makes an excellent wo... read morerk on her dual role.
    All in all, a really good horror thriller, which keeps you guessing till the very end.
  • Julianokoala
    February 18, 2012
    Julianokoala
    Awesome is the one word to describe this!!!,
    is it a thriller, i doubt it, is it a romance, i doubt it too, is it those all together,
    U BET...
  • fb100002946249850
    December 21, 2011
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    In pursuit of more eeriness, Morales makes "Julia's eyes" look spookier than it actually feels or deserves. There is a lot of unnecessary rain and lightning. All the key scenes happen either in dark halls, rooms or underground basements where Julia, going blind by the hour, is se... read morearching frantically for answers.
    Why did her sister, (totally blind unlike her who is getting blind) kill herself? Or was she murdered?
    Did her sister have a lover? Who was he? Did he kill her?
    Why can't anyone seem to notice him wherever they both have gone in the past?

    We arrive at these answers in the end, drenched in the rain, tired, blinded and relieved like Julia.

    To be honest Julia's eyes is an unpleasant film to watch. I thought it arrived at its conclusion rather hurriedly, some unnecessary twists to prop it up as well. Forgive this mishmash or call it my ineptitude, I am sure you will get out of this movie thankful that nothing or no ones messed up with your eyes so far.
    So lets put some tomatoes, cucumber or whatever that is on em, our eyes and savor them till we drop dead.

    Target group ---) Fans of El Orfanato, Children of Men and Pan's Labrynth
    Ideal location to watch --) DVD on a keltron Tv in a dark store room
  • shanaym12
    December 2, 2011
    shanaym12
    Reminded me of Alfred Hitchcock and Dario Argento. Hitchcock with the space and suspense and Argento with the obvious EYE reference. All and all a nicely made movie. Good cinematography, lighting and art direction.

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Critic Reviews

Andrew O'Hehir
September 16, 2010
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com

I doubt this project occupied much of del Toro's attention, and it's fundamentally an exercise in genre and style -- but what style! Full Review

Geoff Berkshire
August 25, 2011
Geoff Berkshire, Metromix.com

All about mystery and suspense, slowly laying the foundation for an extremely tense final act. Full Review

Dustin Putman
August 25, 2011
Dustin Putman, DustinPutman.com

Julia's Eyes doesn't mean much more than what shows up on the surface of the screen, but it's a cinematic exercise that certainly puts a person on edge. Full Review

Tim Martain
July 1, 2011
Tim Martain, The Mercury

Julia's Eyes stops just short of being an amazing thriller but...some excellent camera work heightens the experience of fumbling through the mystery from Julia's perspective. Full Review

Joseph Proimakis
June 28, 2011
Joseph Proimakis, Movies for the Masses

another reminder to why modern horror speaks Spanish Full Review

Matthew Pejkovic
June 3, 2011
Matthew Pejkovic, Matt's Movie Reviews

A tense psychological thriller, Julia's Eyes is another example why the Spanish have become the kings of quality horror cinema. Full Review

Leigh Paatsch
June 2, 2011
Leigh Paatsch, Herald Sun (Australia)

The anchoring performance of Rueda is what keeps this second-hand material fresh and forcefully involving. Full Review

Philippa Hawker
June 2, 2011
Philippa Hawker, The Age (Australia)

Julia's Eyes becomes a little incoherent as it plunges towards resolution, but it's unerringly stylish and whole-heartedly suspenseful along the way. Full Review

Lynden Barber
June 2, 2011
Lynden Barber, sbs.com.au

Director Guillem Morales and his writing partner Oriol Paulo thread a series of tired old horror tropes around a mystery plot in which Julia sets out to find the identity of the mystery man she believ... Full Review

Emmet O'Cuana
May 31, 2011
Emmet O'Cuana, FILMINK (Australia)

Julia's Eyes is a traditional horror that shows there's life in the old spine-chiller yet. Full Review

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