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Bits and pieces of ancient symbols, cult icons and religious references create a puzzle that hypnotherapist and a police detective must piece together to unlock a code revealing a killer's whereabouts. A young girl holds the clues to track him down and with him lies an ancient secret to immortality.
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- Aspect Ratio : 2.35:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : R (Restricted)
- Product Dimensions : 7.5 x 0.7 x 5.4 inches; 4 ounces
- Director : Nick Willing
- Media Format : NTSC, Closed-captioned, Multiple Formats, Color
- Run time : 1 hour and 48 minutes
- Release date : September 14, 2004
- Actors : Goran Visnjic, Paddy Considine, Shirley Henderson, Miranda Otto, Sophie Stuckey
- Studio : First Look Pictures
- ASIN : B0002DRDVO
- Writers : Madison Smartt Bell, Nick Willing, William Brookfield
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #61,935 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #2,216 in Horror (Movies & TV)
- #3,038 in Mystery & Thrillers (Movies & TV)
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- Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2014loved the moiwk even though it was not the one I thought it was. looking for. I had just read a book with the same title by Johansen and I thought it was the movie version, however liked the movie
- Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2019AI enjoyed this thriller very much, and no on could beat the price. I am satisfied.
- Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2009What secrets does the human mind surpress? What if a person has an unusual gift, i.e. he can see images in another peron's mind? Impossible, you say! The hypnotherapist in this film does exactly that while attempting to help a detective stop smoking - a young girl who is floating beneath the surface of a stream; she had been kidnapped by a ritual killer, she escaped her captor, but, she has not spoken a word about this expierence. If you are a fan of psychological drama and the vageries of the human mind, this film is for you.
- Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2019I loved this movie, but then I love anything with Goren Visnjic
- Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2006'Close Your Eyes' is a stylish, suspenseful thriller which will keep you on the edge of your seat until the final riveting scene. What may be most effective about the film is the gradual build-up of suspense, transforming a standard serial murder mystery and smoothly propelling it into a highly original supernatural shocker.
Goran Visnjic is Dr. Michael Strother, a hypnotist specializing in helping smokers kick the habit. When detective Janet Losey, played by Shirely Henderson visits for a session, she discovers the doctor's gifts go well beyond putting people in a trance. As the mystery deepens, Losey enlists Dr. Strother in her investigation of a serial killer plaguing London. Strother resists at first, then realizes he might be the only one to solve a crime which may free him of trauma which has tortured him for years.
Some nice extras are included on the disc, including interviews with cast and crew and a behind the scenes look at the making of the movie. Horror and mystery fans alike have much to savor in this handsomely produced spooky outing.
- Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2004Madison Smartt Bell's Doctor Sleep, the novel on which this film is based, is a very well written thriller that delves into the occult to connect a hypnotist with insomnia, a little girl who is mute, and a single female cop in a case involving the murder of young children. Bell, true to his name, really is a smart writer; he knows how to seamlessly fuse the literary with the popular in this great piece of fiction.
There are always problems in translating a well written novel to the screen. The best cinematic adaptations take from their source novels a combination of the characters, plot, and, most importantly, atmosphere and the links that connect all the standard elements, as best they can, ideally converting the tone, the flavor of the novel into a visual counterpart. It is a tough job. One of the great adaptations, in my opinion, is Tom Jones, the 1965 Tony Richardson film, from Henry Fielding's novel--a masterful translation that seamlessly made the transition in a bawdy comic masterpiece of a film.
But here in Close Your Eyes, Nick Willing's film based on the Bell novel, we have a different work altogether. The problem with the film is that the screenwriter and director have focused on the thriller element(s) to such an extent that the intrigue of the novel is only sketchily presented. The links to the occult are there in the film, but they are basically given lip service only, so that although viewers know that there is a connection to Rosicrucian alchemy, they do not know how that is linked so inextricably to the "bad guy" or, for that matter, to the "good guy", the hypnotist.
What the viewer sees is a guy with personal doubts (been there, done that) confronted with a terrible situation (yawn) aided by an outcast cop (cliche) who runs into an evil villain (trite) with an ending straight out of 80s horror movies in which when you think things are all peachy, fine and dandy, and everything's right with the world again, OOPS! here's the tiny little signal that, guess what, the horror LIVES ON!! Ooooooh, scary!!
There are some nice visual sequences here and there and some of the dialogue is smart, somewhat echoing Mr. Bell's fine novel. But for the most part, this is a horror film/thriller that too uncomfortably echoes so many of those that have gone before. By the time the all-too-predictable ending comes along, the smart viewer has given up on trying to find something truly unique and riveting in a horror film for the 21st century. In my opinion, the closest we have so far to this category are Pi, by Darren Aronofsky, and the brilliant Safe, directed by Todd Haynes.
- Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2005CLOSE YOUR EYES is amazing, kids!! A serial killer is murdering children in London, leaving an odd tattoo on their corpses. A ten-year-old named Heather has escaped the killer, but has been mute since the episode. Police are frantically trying to reach out to the child to gather some sort of information about the killer before he can strike again.
Into this mix enters Dr. Michael Strother, a hypnotist with an unusual talent--he shares the experience with his patients--he sees what they see!!
This is all the info I'm giving you, because this is the best film I've seen in a long time!! The killer is evil beyond imagination and the ending was truly chilling!! You have to see this film!!! Run, don't walk, get this dvd! CLOSE YOUR EYES has a proud spot in my select DVD collection and it should in any horror fan!!
- Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2011I was very dissappointed that when I tried to view the DVD I could not, as it could only be viewed in Region 2, and I live in Ireland not America. This was clear on my order as my address is in Ireland. I would like a replacement DVD or my money refunded
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- Grant PoveyReviewed in the United Kingdom on November 23, 2013
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent
good service did everything it said on the packet and have no complaints would definately recommend them keep up the good work
One person found this helpfulReport - Boo RadleyReviewed in Canada on September 21, 2010
3.0 out of 5 stars Goran Visnjik worth watching
Nearly all the roles were well cast, especially the bad guys. Goran Visnjik was a good hypno-therapist but Shirley Henderson as a police detective was too much of a stretch. Her character didn't fit with her voice. Well worth watching at least once.
- Mr. R. LittleReviewed in the United Kingdom on August 22, 2009
1.0 out of 5 stars Generic rubbish
I thought with a cast that included Paddy Consadine and Shirley Henderson I'd be onto a winner but I couldn't have been more wrong. To say this film was dull and predictable would be being kind. There is nothing in this guff you havn't seen before done a hundred times better. Awfull. Save your money.