The Girl from the Naked Eye


The Girl from the Naked Eye is a 2012 American 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. It was released on June 15, 2012.

Plot

Jake 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. 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

Production

The movie was released under Lifted Productions.

Reception

, 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. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 40 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
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." 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.

Awards

AwardCategorySubjectResult
Canada International Film FestivalRoyal Reel Award — Feature Film CompetitionHenry MuWon
Canada International Film FestivalRoyal Reel Award — Feature Film CompetitionJason YeeWon
Canada International Film FestivalRoyal Reel Award — Feature Film CompetitionRon YuanWon
Hoboken International Film FestivalBest Feature FilmHenry MuNomitated
Hoboken International Film FestivalBest Feature FilmJason YeeNomitated
Hoboken International Film FestivalBest Feature FilmRon YuanNomitated
Hoboken International Film FestivalBest DirectorDavid RenNomitated
Hoboken International Film FestivalBest ActorJason YeeNomitated
Hoboken International Film FestivalBest Supporting ActorRon YuanNomitated
Hoboken International Film FestivalBest Supporting ActressSamantha StreetsNomitated
Hoboken International Film FestivalBest CinematographyMax Da-Yung WangWon