Being a fan of Japanese horror, as well as the foreign film scene as a whole (and by foreign I mean non-Hollywood), I was excited at the prospect of seeing this movie. I wasn't disappointed, well for the most part anyway. It opens strongly, with a narrative style, as the young blind woman receives her eye transplants. As her sight returns we are greeted with the traditional Japanese style of under stated shock and horror. Creeping dread. As we are treated to the sights of blurred, unfocused figures and images, only the music and the subtle camera movements to tell us something is wrong. Soon, however, her seeing returns and we are treated to a more tangible horror, and yet it is still treated with careful hands and controlling care. There are shocks aplenty, and a few quiet scares that are hardly noticeable, but when you do, boy do they freak you out! Unfortunately, as it is with many Hollywood films nowadays, the ending is what lets this film down. During the latter half of the film, the focus turns from the slow horror to a plot that most of us have seen before, and we are dealt a final sequence that seems unconnected and distant from the rest of the movie. With no discernable conclusion or understanding to come from the film, you're left with a feeling of a wasted movie, with such promise from the rest of the story. Still, perhaps this is a sign of a reversal of the movie syndrome to date, a foreign film that doesn't quite make it at the end, has now been bought by Hollywood, perhaps they could turn it around. Still, I would recommend seeing this version now, some of the scenes will have you totally creeped out.