Cool thrillerMaybe it is a little slower, on the border with the boring, in the first part, but it makes up for it in the second half. I do not know why they count it into the horror genre, although it is a little tense and sometimes bloody, but only for moments. It's more dramatic than it's scary.7/10

I just read a long and very satisfying review on IMDB first page for LODJ. And I completely agree with it. Yes the first half makes you feel that this could be interesting, but then it falls apart with over long scenes (and corridors too!) with rather predictable outcome despite some unexplained twists, Going back to the review I read, at least I was not fooled by the "prestige name' but simply because I have to humbly confess I seldom take notice of them! In this particular case I guess it saved me disappointment. I could say I have seen worse movies but I'm glad this was on my TV and recorded so I could have a break on the middle... Funny I mention "a break" I seem to remember in the fifties whilst still in France movies always had an "intermission" and I still can hear the usherette calling out "Bonbons, Caramel, Eskimo"! Eskimo being ice cream. I'm wondering if this would have helped Julia's ojos? I have often refused to put a rating as I don't believe in it, but it seems that it is a request now so I will indiscriminately give a 5.

This one is an example of how a director can spoil a movie with weak direction. The story is quite interesting, it unveils in multiple layers, the mystery is really good and the lead actors have done well. However, the presentation is weak. The events are not tightly woven; there are gaps in terms of logical connection between scenes and events; many overstretched series of dialogs may bore you; uneven pace of the story on screen is unwanted; etc. These are some of the weak links. As if that was not enough, the movie has a seriously sad ending, which I thought was not very helpful. I feel a good director could have made a gem out of it. I strongly believe this movie deserves a solid re-make. Hollywood, kindly take notice of it and do justice!

Blind-women-in-peril movies have been around for yonks (ever since the days of WAIT UNTIL DARK and BLIND TERROR, back in the late '60s) so the Spanish-made JULIA'S EYES is nothing particularly new. Where it works, however, is in ladling bags of atmosphere into a mystery-laden storyline, leaving it an evocative and genuinely spooky viewing experience.The plot sees THE ORPHANAGE's Belen Rueda playing a woman assailed by both oncoming blindness and the mysterious suicide of her sister. The slow but compelling narrative sees her gradually drawn into a mystery involving a faceless stranger, while director Guillem Morales, who has style to spare, makes excellent use of his heroine's condition to add to the overall feel of the film.Yes, the storyline is convoluted in places, and it manages to pack in plenty of cliché along the way too; the heroine does some very stupid things at regular intervals. Nevertheless, JULIA'S EYES works very well indeed thanks to its stylistic flourishes and tense, suspense-packed developments. The ending drags a little but for the most part this is a very good Spanish chiller.