Synopsis
Trust your mother's instincts.
A seemingly perfect romance turns dark when a mother becomes convinced her daughter’s new boyfriend has a sinister connection to her own past.
2020 Directed by Rajeev Dassani, Elan Dassani
A seemingly perfect romance turns dark when a mother becomes convinced her daughter’s new boyfriend has a sinister connection to her own past.
Guy Stodel Priyanka Chopra Jason Blum Lisa Bruce Chris Dickie Ian Watermeier Jeremy Gold Kyle Chalmers Anjula Acharia Emilia Lapenta Kate Lavin
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You know a film is going to be highly chaotic when the protagonist is shown to be overly obsessed with horoscope not even five minutes after the film started. Evil Eye is a mystery-thriller film about a superstitious and overprotective mother and her belief that her daughter’s partner is somewhat connected to her dark past. When anything or anyone seemed too good to be true, it probably is, and this film solidified its point by building and confusing the audience on who is in the right. Is the mother just paranoid or is the new boyfriend really evil? The film managed to tackle helicopter parenting, abusive relationships, misogyny, and the typical Bollywood themes of rebirth and karma under its one…
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From the melodrama to the Lifetime(ish) tropes used throughout the film, there is quite a bit to call cringe-worthy here. It (unfortunately) does not feel like it fits with this series of Blumhouse films on Amazon. That could be due to a lack of Horror altogether, but it could also be due to a lackluster script. Some of the dialogue here leans far too heavily into obvious-foreshadowing, and it takes away from any surprises the story thinks it has in store for us. The plot revolves around a superstitious mother who is convinced that her daughter's new boyfriend is the reincarnation of a man who tried to kill her 30 years…
This would probably be quite good if it didn't pretend to be a horror and focused on the mother/daughter dynamic
Became bored, grew tired and lost track of this one pretty quickly. Not a bad premise but just so boring and dull and just nothing happened. On a positive note it had a great cast who did a decent job with what they had, overall though, I am starting to think these Blumhouse/Amazon collabs are a bit of a bomb
Anyone else find it interesting that every one of these Amazon-Blumhouse movies starts or ends with a shot of a newborn baby
A mother fights against the "Evil Eye",
As her daughter meets an "evil" guy.
An interesting premise,
Stay away from your ex,
Even with the help of a private eye spy.
Amazon is trying to prank us by saying this is a horror movie. This is a family drama. It’s boring, predictable, and definitely not scary, unnerving, or thrilling. The actors did the best they could with the script they were given. Watch Nocturne instead.
The film tends to lack tension most of the time as it really just leans into the mother being crazy and overprotective. Then it reveals what it's really up to, but the twist is kind of dumb so it doesn't make you feel any better about what's been going on. It's not really a horror movie either. It's a drama with a twist that doesn't belong in a drama so they called it a horror film. There are worse ways to spend 90 minutes, but this doesn't offer up many reasons to spend your time here. I give this movie a "meh".
I love a mom and daughter story in which they rekindle a bond. The reincarnation of an abuser was a weird plotline but overall added to the fun. Definitely the most fun of the Blumhouse Amazon dump.
I watched this via Blumhouse's virtual premiere doohickey so I had the cast/crew in the chatbox next to film as it played. There was also an interactive virtual DJ, a live tarot reader and a mystery to team up and work out. Nicley done Blumhouse.
I thought it was really interesting; an exploration of a mythology I hadn't previously seen on film with great performances to match.
I would have liked a little more to it, possibly more insight into this entity's motives and an answer to the question "Why them?"
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This was a pretty average movie. It’s very predictable with no real shocks or twists. It didn’t really feel “horrifying” until near the end. It was nice to see some Indian representation though.
It took such a long time before anything interesting start happening in this non horror movie. The pacing of the story is extremely slow and the mother/daughter relationship gets old, boring and annoying after 45 minutes of nothing happening except for some random flash backs from the mother. The last ten minutes are somewhat entertaining at best but not worth 80 minutes of boredom. Not worth watching.
was an interesting concept that was just not executed very well definitely in the bottom 2 of the blumhouse amazon movies
Evil Eye revolves around Usha (Sarita Choudhury), a deeply superstitious woman and her daughter (Sunita Mani). Usha believes that her daughter's boyfriend, Sandeep (Omar Maskati) is the reincarnation of a man who she killed 30 years ago. The rest of the film is followed by a superstitious and cliched drama. Okayish performance from the cast. The plot of the film was good, but the poor writing and the poor execution made this film a disappointing one. This is another horror film from Blumhouse which doesn't have any horror elements. Skip it!
Literally nothing happens until the last 10 minutes. All this spooky build up for practically nothing.
This was not as good as I had hoped it would be. It’s not bad either. At best, it’s very mid.
This is not a Horror. As a Suspense, it lacks tension. As a Thriller, it lacks the intensity and pacing needed for such.
The movie introduces some interesting ideas but it barley scratches the surface or worse, the script gives away too much for any real tension or intensity to build up. On paper, this has potential but the execution of it all was somewhat of a miss for me.
If you’re looking for a casual viewing to pass some time then, this is it; I can’t vouch for it beyond that.
Better than I expected, and finally something a bit more original coming out of Blumhouse
They’re not reinventing the wheel here, & that’s just fine. This is a solid paranormal thriller where mom & daughter kick ass & fix their relationship. Hits all the right beats with beautiful sets & a cast that’s fun to watch.
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