Eye Of The Beholder

Starring: Ashley Judd, Ewan McGregor Director: Stephan Elliott Original UK Premiere: 2000 Dvd Release: 14th October, 2002 Number Of Discs: 1 Format: Anamorphic, PAL, Widescreen, Region 2 Encoding

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Eye of the Beholder is a thriller movie starring Ewan McGregor & Ashley Judd, based on the novel of the same name by Marc Behm. The Eye is an intelligence agent whose current assignment is to track Joanna Eris, a woman suspected of blackmailing a senior government official. But The Eye soon learns that Eris is far more than a blackmailer. She is a seductive, shadowy master of disguise who is a frenzied murderer whose rage is as fierce as her beauty. As he follows her, he becomes fascinated with what he sees. Soon his surveillance becomes a deadly obsession. The closer he gets, the more intense the danger becomes. To catch her would be to lose her, so the odyssey continues in a cross country trip across America. Its a remake of Deadly Circuit by Claude Miller, with Isabelle Adjani. Eye of the Beholder at The Internet Movie Database.

I was a bit sceptical about this film when I first went to see it, as despite the hype surrounding his performance in Trainspotting, Im less than convinced that Ewan Mcgreggor is actually any good. However, by the time the film finished my fears had been proved unfounded. Instead I left the cinema feeling overwhelmed by what I had seen, I was genuinely moved. This is a film which is basically about obsession & what it can do to people. But it is also so much more, it is one of the most tender love stories Ive ever seen. Its a haunting tale of lonliness, of two people needing each other, being so close, but never quite touching. For a tragic love story, it is in many ways far more tragic then say Romeo & Julliet. This is a film i must have spent days thinking about trying to understand, there are so many levels to it. If you want a film that you can easily get into, then not give a second thought to, see Batman & Robin, If you want a film that will engage you & leave you pondering its meaning weeks later, see Eye of the Beholder.

Ashley Judd is an American actress. Her mother & sister are country singers, Naomi Judd & Wynonna Judd, respectively. She graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1990, majoring in French. Her film debut was a small part in Kuffs & the first major role was in Ruby in Paradise, a hit independent drama. She had a role in Oliver Stones Natural Born Killers, but all the scenes she played in were cut from the final version of the film. She found further critical acclaim in Smoke & publicity in Heat. By the end of the 1990s she managed to achieve significant fame & success as an actress. As a result she could play leading roles in films that were bound to be successful at the box office, but still required acting skills, like Double Jeopardy & Someone Like You. Whenever her schedule allows, she is regularly at UK basketball games & is frequently sought out for celebrity camera shots during televised games. She is married to Scottish Indy Racing League driver Dario Franchitti. The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood. Posters Of Ashley Judd

Editors Choice: Double Jeopardy, De Lovely, High Crimes, Animal Attraction, Eye Of The Beholder, Where The Heart Is, Kiss The Girls, Norma Jean And Marilyn, View DVDology

Ewan Gordon McGregor is a Scottish film actor who has had significant success in both mainstream & art house movies. // McGregor attended Kirkaldy College 1988/1989 to study drama appearing in several roles there & appearing in the Tron Theatre, Glasgow at the end of term. McGregor came to prominence through his role as the heroin addict Mark Renton in the film version of Irvine Welsh s Trainspotting. This role immediately followed his movie debut performance in Danny Boyle s 1994 film Shallow Grave. McGregor has also been featured as the male romantic lead in Hollywood films such as Moulin Rouge! & Down With Love & in the British film Little Voice. He received excellent reviews for his performance as an amoral drifter mixed up in murder in the rather bleak indie British film Young Adam, which co-starred the acclaimed British actress Tilda Swinton. He took on the role of a younger Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, originally made famous by Alec Guinness in the original Star Wars films. Posters Of Ewan McGregor

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