The Girl from the Naked Eye

The Girl from the Naked Eye
Theatrical film poster
Directed by	David Ren
Written by	Larry Madill David Ren Jason Yee
Produced by	Henry Mu Jason Yee Ron Yuan
Starring	Jason Yee Dominique Swain Sasha Grey Ron Yuan
Cinematography	Max Da-Yung Wang
Edited by	Greg Babor Richard Halsey
Music by	Danny Manor
Release date	June 15, 2012 (2012-06-15)
Running time	84 mins
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1,100,000 (estimated)

The Girl from the Naked Eye is a 2012 American neo-noir martial arts film directed and written by David Ren ^[1] . It stars Jason Yee, Samantha Streets, Ron Yuan, Dominique Swain, Sasha Grey and others. It was released on June 15, 2012.

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

• Jason Yee as Jake
• Samantha Streets as Sandy
• Ron Yuan as Simon
• Dominique Swain as Alissa
• Gary Stretch as Frank
• Jerry C. Ying as Johnny
• Sasha Grey as Lena
• Wilson Jermaine Heredia as Bobby

Production

The movie was released under Lifted Productions. ^[2]

Reception

As of June 2020 ^[update] , 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. ^[3] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 40 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". ^[4]

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." ^[5] 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 . ^[6]

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

References

1. "The Girl From The Naked Eye". screen daily 12 JUNE 2012. MARK ADAMS.
2. "The Girl From the Naked Eye | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. 2012-06-15. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
3. "The Girl from the Naked Eye (2012) – Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes.com. Fandango Media. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
4. "The Girl from the Naked Eye reviews". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved 16 December 2019.
5. Holcomb, Mark (13 June 2012). "The Girl From the Naked Eye". VillageVoice.com. The Village Voice. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
6. Willmore, Alison (14 June 2012). "The Girl From The Naked Eye". AVClub.com. The A.V. Club. Retrieved 16 December 2019.

External links

• The Girl from the Naked Eye at IMDb
• The Girl from the Naked Eye at Metacritic
• The Girl from the Naked Eye at Rotten Tomatoes