
British Consulate investigator Det. Stephen Wilson, a.k.a. the Eye, comes across a disturbed lady serial-killer while on an otherwise mundane assignment. Already a bit psychologically fragile from his wife's abrupt removal of herself and their daughter from his life (with the lingering memory of his daughter haunting him like a manifest ghost), his psychosis as a displaced dad dovetails with the femme fatale's psychosis as an abandoned daughter (crying "Merry Christmas, Daddy... (Full plot summary below)
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British Consulate investigator Det. Stephen Wilson, a.k.a. the Eye, comes across a disturbed lady serial-killer while on an otherwise mundane assignment. Already a bit psychologically fragile from his wife's abrupt removal of herself and their daughter from his life (with the lingering memory of his daughter haunting him like a manifest ghost), his psychosis as a displaced dad dovetails with the femme fatale's psychosis as an abandoned daughter (crying "Merry Christmas, Daddy" over her expired victims). A bond forms, or, rather, an obsession, as the Eye abandons his job to secretively stalk this mysterious woman full-time as she visits many major U.S. cities under various names, leaving numerous victims.
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| Winnipeg SunRandall KingMcGregor's character is so devoid of interest, it makes one long for the redeeming charm of Jar Jar Binks. |
| TheFilmFile.comDustin PutmanA sleek, impressively well-made movie, a lyrical flower in a bed of January thorns, if you will. It is simply too admirable a film on too many levels to be thrown to the wayside. |
| Film BlatherEugene NovikovThere was probably some intended meaning behind this hullabaloo of nonsensical imagery, but somehow it all gets lost. |
| CompuserveHarvey S. KartenThis one might turn off the MTV generation eager for a succession of slam-bang episodes, but will fulfill the hopes of those who believe that vigorous inner action is of more dramatic note than plot-driven, exterior movement. |
| Entertainment WeeklyTy BurrThere's not much else for viewers to do but give themselves over to the whims of the bad-movie gods. |
| Matinee MagazineChuck RudolphThe film is almost delusional in the way it believes that it's resembling sensual thought. |
| Shadows on the WallRich ClineThe film maintains its story perfectly from the beginning, creating a gorgeous atmosphere and layering the story with hints of thriller, mystery, romance and psychological drama. |
| CinemaSense.ComCornell & PetricelliIf Eye of the Beholder ever had something to say, that got lost in not knowing how to say it. |
| Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionEleanor Ringel CaterThe more complex it tries to be, the less compelling it becomes. |
| Houston Community NewspapersGary BrownEye of the Beholder is nothing more than a mediocre mystery-thriller trying to bask in the glow of its star, Ashley Judd. |