A few weeks ago ‘My Little Eye’ (2002) was on the telly. To be honest when I started watching it I wasn’t all that keen or impressed. For starters I missed the beginning so it took me a while to figure out what was going on, which of course isn’t the fault of the film but my own. Second of all the film is a cross between ‘Big Brother’ and the ‘Blair Witch Project’ (1999) . You are viewing what the ‘audience’ see, through non film camera’s so it has that low-budget look. I’m a woman of contradictions I don’t particularly like that low-budget look but I did love the Blair Witch Project.
Initially I carried on watching because Kris Lemche is in it and I quite like the TV shows he has been in (Joan of Arcadia, Psych). I’ll be frank, he’s also easy on the eyes. As the film progressed it began to show signs of promise. The show was on quite late and as I had work in the morning I had no intentions of watching the entire film even with Lemche in it! I usually stick to my ‘if I’ve missed the beginning, don’t watch it’ rule, but for some reason it kept me hanging on. Although on the surface it seems rather predictable, we’ve all seen big brother and horror films and for the most part it lives up to that. Underneath the surface though it packs an enigma punch. It had me hooked right until the end even though it meant being awake until 2am! (Although luckily for me it was daylight saving and it was actually 1am – Glorious!)
The film is about 5 total strangers who have to live together in an isolated house in the wilderness of America. The house is littered with cameras filming their every move. The premise is that they are here for a brand new internet show in which they have to live together for 6 months. The catch is, to win th $1 million, no one can leave. If one person leaves they all lose. Predictably their weekly packages containing their rations serve as a form of mental torture to test them by the production team. Food rations turn to nothing and they begin to get surprises that reveal their inner most secrets. This is just the beginning for the household. For one of the characters, Danny, his morality is tested when he is told his Grandfather has died. Should he leave to go to the funeral, which means they all lose, or does he stay for the money? On the other hand will the other housemates stop him if he does decide to leave?
There is so much more to the film but I couldnt possibly reveal anymore without giving away crucial plot turns. What info I have been able to divulge is only the tip of the iceberg. One thing I can say, If I havent sold this film to the fellas there are boobs in this film. I know that will make a lot of guys go and see this film! Haha. Oh and nude Bradley Cooper for the ladies!
I’m looking into getting hold of the film on DVD (not because of the above! you guys have filthy minds) and when I do I shall blog about it. The special feature on the DVD has me rather intrigued. As I mentioned before it’s filmed in a Big Brother style with multiple cameras. On the DVD you can flip between these cameras while your watching it, I think you can only do this on a few scenes but even still it’s definitely worth investigating. So watch this space!
The trailer looks like a bad university film but dont let that put you off.
