Eye of God

With explicit references to the Bible, "Eye Of God" is a thought provoking film that explores the effect of religious faith on the relationship between a lonely young woman named Ainsley (Martha Plimpton) and Jack (Kevin Anderson), the prison parolee whom... Full review

This film is beautifully crafted. Rarely has a jagged time line film been so engaging (films like Memento and 21 Grams copy this style, and only 21 Grams does it well). Far from the over-produced fluff Hollywood is famous for churning... Full review

I watched this film late last night with the intention of just seeing the first half then and saving the rest for later. It didn't work out this way due to the fact that "Eye of God" is so utterly... Full review

Hypnotic content. Wonderful performances. Both my wife and I rate it as one of the finest films we've seen in a long time. Extremely sad but an inspiring lesson in the decency of most people in the face of living in... Full review

Jack is released from prison and meets up with Ainsley, a young woman he has been writing letters to for quite some time. Ainsley is a sweet romantic simpleton who doesn't even want to know about the crime that put him... Full review

I thought it was quite good. It gave me a feeling I haven't felt since I saw Sleepers. I loved the way the director overlapped scenes, and used flashbacks to tell the story. This is success where Pulp Fiction failed. All... Full review

Directed by Tim Blake Nelson, most recently recognisable from his performances in Holes and The Good Girl, Eye of God is a story of doomed love and loneliness told out of order. Martha Plimpton is Ainsley Dupree (a name I think... Full review

As random and disturbing acts of violence have become commonplace in America in the past few years -- small town serial killers and schoolyard shootings -- we hear again and again sound bites on the news of these events which indicate... Full review

Debuting writer-director Tim Blake Nelson seems convinced that the place suffers from deity deprivation, judging by "Eye of God," a dark little tale that borrows the Genesis story of Abraham and Isaac as its opening conceit Time here is a very, very flexible thing, so much so that just keeping track of when and where you are is enough to keep you from noticing how slim the story is. ... Full Review

Debuting writer-director Tim Blake Nelson seems convinced that the place suffers from deity deprivation, judging by "Eye of God," a dark little tale that borrows the Genesis story of Abraham and Isaac as its opening conceit Time here is a very, very flexible thing, so much so that just keeping track of when and where you are is enough to keep you from noticing how slim the story is. ... Full Review

As a philosophical excursion, Eye of God falls short of the greatness to which it aspires. Nelson's approach to this material is ambitious, and, although he doesn't quite realize everything he hopes to, there's enough here to make Eye of God worth a look when it's released commercially in the Fall of 1997. ... Full Review

Martha Plimpton 's performance is the center of the movie, quiet and strong. Ainsley ( Martha Plimpton ) likes people and would like to know more of them, but her opportunities are limited and her desperation makes her see the ex-convict as salvation. ... Full Review

EYE OF GOD: Drama.Starring Martha Plimpton, Kevin Anderson, Nick Stahl, Margo Martindale and Hal Holbrook.Directed and written by Tim Blake Nelson.(Not rated. ... Full Article