The Girl from the Naked Eye

The Girl from the Naked Eye is a 2012 neo-noir martial arts film directed and written by David Ren. It stars Jason Yee, Samantha Streets, Ron Yuan, Dominique Swain, Sasha Grey and others.

The Girl from the Naked Eye
Theatrical film poster
Directed byDavid Ren
Produced byHenry Mu
Jason Yee
Ron Yuan
Written byLarry Madill
David Ren
Jason Yee
StarringJason Yee
Dominique Swain
Sasha Grey
Ron Yuan
Music byDanny Manor
CinematographyMax Da-Yung Wang
Edited byGreg Babor
Richard Halsey
Release date
15 June 2012
Running time
84 mins
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,100,000 (estimated)

Plot

Jake (Jason Yee) is a hired driver for a seedy escort service operating out of "The Naked Eye" Strip Club, and falls for a witty high-class escort named Sandy (Samantha Streets). However, one night Sandy is found dead, with the only clues remaining being records of cell phone calls made the night she was murdered. Jake sets out to avenge Sandy's death by risking everything and walking a bloody path to find her killer.

Cast

Reception

As of June 2020, The Girl from the Naked Eye holds a 40% approval rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on 15 reviews with an average rating of 5.45/10.[1] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 40 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[2]

Mark Holcomb of The Village Voice gave the film a negative review, writing, "Ren is at least savvy enough to make Naked Eye's pulp inspirations plain... But there are dozens of better, riskier, more interesting films that go unreleased every year—why this militantly dull effort is taking their place is its only worthwhile mystery."[3] Alison Willmore of The A.V. Club stated that the film's cultural twist was interesting, but ultimately called the film a derivative of Miller's Sin City.[4]

Awards
Award Category Subject Result
Canada International Film Festival Royal Reel Award — Feature Film Competition Henry Mu Won
Jason Yee Won
Ron Yuan Won
Hoboken International Film Festival Best Feature Film Henry Mu Nominated
Jason Yee Nominated
Ron Yuan Nominated
Best Director David Ren Nominated
Best Actor Jason Yee Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Ron Yuan Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Samantha Streets Nominated
Best Cinematography Max Da-Yung Wang Won
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References
  1. "The Girl from the Naked Eye (2012) – Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes.com. Fandango Media. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. "The Girl from the Naked Eye reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  3. Holcomb, Mark (13 June 2012). "The Girl From the Naked Eye". VillageVoice.com. The Village Voice. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  4. Willmore, Alison (14 June 2012). "The Girl From The Naked Eye". AVClub.com. The A.V. Club. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
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