Julia's Eyes

Blind People are creepy again!!  When you see a blind person give off a horrified expression, then you know that there is going to be some supernatural crap going down, like a bathroom break after partaking of ghost meat.  When Julia's sister is found hanging in a room, she decides to investigate the situation because there were no signs leading to her suicide.  So Julia puts her "Law and Order" cap on to prove that someone killed her sister, and if things couldn't get any worse Julia's sight is deteriorating, and will soon be completely blind.  She couldn't be in a worse position to go looking for a killer!! It's like a girl being admitted into a prison full of men.


The Good:
Del Toro you've done it again you old hunk of Spanish goodness!!  Knowing that the Renassiance-man-of-Horror had a hand in the making of this movie, it let me know that i'm in  for a Horror film with a creepy atmosphere.  Also, the people who were in charge of advertising for this movie deserve a scooby snack, because the Trailer for the film is alsmost completely different from what you'll be seeing on screen.  Vague advertising is good, because it'll make the movie that much bigger of a suprise, like going to a Red Lobster for the first time, and learning that they give you an unlimited amount of biscuits to accompany your meal.  Story-wise it's a breathe of fresh air, because (and I may be wrong about this), there aren't very many blind heroins out there, and the fact that Julia is trying to investigate a murder WHILE SHE'S BLIND makes it that much creeper to watch.  It must be pointed out that Belen Rueda is an AMAZING actress in this film (especially in "The Orphanage"), because as an actress no one pulls off the "Holy Crap I'm gonna Die" look better than her.

The Bad:
I don't mean to come off as sexist, but sometimes subtitles drive me insane!! (wait how is that sexist?).  For me it's like taking notes in Anatomy Class, because i'll try to read the subtitles quickly enough so I can see whats going on with the rest of the movie, but sometimes they speak too much too quick that I miss what beautiful pictures are being shown to me.  So when my teacher wants us to write down a bunch of notes, I end up missing all the pictures of people with STDs when talking about the reproductive system... it's just not meant to be like that.

The Ugly:
For a lot of people subtitles seem to be the deciding point on whether they'll be watching a certain movie or not, and sometimes it's understandable, but when it comes to viewing Del Toro movies like "Orphanage", "Pans Labyrinth" or "Julia's Eyes", it's best to suck it up because then you'll realize what treasures they can be.  "Julia's Eyes" in particular isn't on the same mantel as "Pan's Labyrinth", but on it's own it's a very effective thriller with an unsettling atmosphere, and it's all thanks to blind people and some of the creepy expressions they give off.

3 1/2 out of 5