There are some films out there that no matter how full of plot holes they are, no matter how sloppily made and illogical they get, you just can't help enjoy them, be it as a guilty pleasure or not. For me, Eye See You is that type of film. I don't know if it's because I have great nostalgia for it since I saw it when I was younger, or if it's just the terrific premise that gets me excited, but I find myself loving it every time. It stars a mangy, run down Sylvester Stallone as an FBI agent whose wife was the target of a vicious, cop slaying serial killer who made it personal, then disappeared into thin air. Stallone takes it hard, falls into a pit of alcoholism and despair, and is forced by his sympathetic boss (Charles S. Dutton) to head up to a snowy, isolated mountain rehab facility for suicidal, damaged and troubled police officers of every kind, and run by Kris Kristofferson of all people. Inevitably the killer follows him up there and begins murdering the poor cops staying there. It's a deliciously trashy premise and the kind of eerie Saturday night movie setup I love. Another thing that's worth the admission price alone: the cast. Holyyy hell are there a bunch of cool actors running around here. Jeffrey Wright plays a skeezy, facially scarred ex LAPD detective. Tom Berenger shows up as the mysterious facility caretaker, Stephen Lang as a nasty ex military prick, Robert Patrick as the meanest bully you could ever meet, Sean Patrick Flanery as a deeply hurt, broken man (he steals his scenes) and Robert Prosky as a guilt ridden RCMP sergeant. It's a wicked, Agatha Christie worthy lineup of shady character actors, revolving around Stallone's surprisingly good turn as the tortured ex FED whose visions of his murdered love (Dina Meyer) haunt him. It's not exactly a good film, but if you're not too much of a bitter critical idiot, there's a lot of fun to be had with this bloody, icy genre effort that packs a violent, impressive punch. PS: The alternate title is 'D-Tox' if you ever are confused that you kind find that Eye See You flick that nate hill was blabbering about.

Sly Stallone stars as an FBI Agent who turns to drink when the love of his life becomes the victim of a crazed serial killer who has been targeting cops for death. So struck by the tragedy, he is coerced into signing up for a rehab programme at a remote asylum facility, but soon it becomes clear that the serial killer is still in his midst.Famously delayed from being released for quite some time, D-Tox is like an itch on Stallone's CV that he will never be able to scratch. In truth it's quite serviceable as a formulaic thriller, but it's so derivative and, yes, dumb, it's hard to recommend with any sort of confidence.Any number of thriller films you have probably seen will spring to mind when viewing this, but in short it's like a "10 Little Indians" meets "The Thing", with a side order of "Seven" thrown in for good measure. The first half is actually well built by the makers, establishing Stallone's emotional chaos, his dive into the bottle, and then setting him up in an institution that is frighteningly monolithic in a grey and steely way. His co-patients are all troubled coppers in search of a dry run, and this also sets things up neatly for some rich characterisations, unfortunately it all descends into cliché hell and wastes what is a rather superb cast - while Stallone unfortunately shifts from a believable tortured soul into a muscle head with a gun. Cest la vie!Good moody atmosphere and some heart jolting deaths keeps the pic on the boil, but ultimately the pandering of the norm renders a promising thriller to being distinctly average. 5/10

The first half an hour of this movie is actually really good and then it just turns into... well, something else. As soon as Stallone's character enters the "d-tox" facility this goes from being a cop movie to a slasher-thriller. We get clichéd characters, bad dialogue, cornball who-done-it with a little 'Shining' thrown in. Too bad. Stallone gives a great performance though, particularly in those opening scenes. I often forget that he can really act when he wants to. His character here reminded me of the one he portrayed in 'Copland'.Stallone is Jake Malloy, a cop who goes off the deep end after being toyed with by a serial killer (that kills cops) and witnessing some bad, bad sh*t. Jake can't pull it together, becomes an alcoholic and eventually gets sent to a secluded detox clinic in snowy Wyoming (Whistler B.C) that specializes in treating law enforcement officials. Seems the killer has also made his way to detox though and pretty soon patients start dropping dead.Lots of familiar faces in the supporting cast here, Charles S. Dutton, Kris Kristofferson, Sean Patrick Flanery, Stephen Lang and Tom Berenger. 03.13

D-Tox starts as FBI agent Jake Malloy (Sylvester Stallone) is on the hunt for a serial killer who has killed nine cops in six months, while at the scene of the latest victim the kill calls Malloy to taunt him & say that he is at Malloy's house. The police arrive too late & the killer has murdered Malloy's wife Mary (Dinah Meyer), the killer escapes & over the next six months Malloy slips into alcoholism & depression. His friend Hendricks (Charles S. Dutton) suggests that Malloy should check into a detox clinic in remote Wyoming that specialises in alcoholic cops, Malloy agrees in an attempt to get his life back on track. Once there Malloy settles in but a huge snowstorm cuts the remote ex military bunker off & the various patients start to turn up dead, at first suicide is considered but it quickly becomes apparent that a killer from Malloy's past has followed him there & intends to kill everyone...Briefly retitled Eye See You for home video release in the US this American & German co-production was directed by Jim Gillespie & the script was based on the book 'Jitter Joint' by Howard Swindle although I have not read it so I cannot compare the final film with the book, generally speaking D-Tox wasn't that well received when it was originally released but I have to say that I thought it was quite good actually & I have certainly seen worse Hollywood productions than this. D-Tox starts out as a promising psycho thriller with a decent set-up where Stallone's wife is murdered as he has to stand by helpless, it's quite nice to see a script where a central character doesn't get over the death of someone close in five minutes or swear blind vengeance & starts killing everyone in sight. Once we get to the detox clinic there's a decent array of character's on show, most with some sort of history & just enough about them to make you care. So the set-up, the story & the character's are all solid but once the snowstorm kicks in & the place is cut-off D-Tox turns into a fairly stand slasher film as these character's are just wasted & end up being nothing more than victims. Even Stallone's character seems to forget about his loss & problems & becomes an action hero, the intriguing set-up is just wasted & while it moves along at a decent pace & there are a couple of reasonable twists & turns the script never had me on the edge of my seat or particularly surprised me for that matter & the revelation of the killer is rather half hearted & lacks impact. However, as I said I think D-Tox does have some good things going for it, a solid story, solid character's & some decent suspense as well but it could have been so much more. If the final half an hour hadn't descended into various people walking around dark corridors & the early promise the film had shown had been carried on then this might have been a bit of a gem, as it is it's good but not great.To it's credit D-Tox looks great, the harsh cold outdoor terrain & the cold grey interior of the clinic give the film a really isolated & dark feel. There's a bit of gore as someone gets a drill in the eye, someone is impaled & a bit of blood is seen. Surprisingly light on action that is maybe one reason Universal didn't know quite what to do with it, D-Tox was originally filmed in 1999 but sat on the shelf for a few years before Universal sold the theatrical rights off & it flopped in the US.With a supposed budget of about $55,000,000 this looks very good with sleek, cold & stylish production design. Filmed in Los Angeles & in Canada. The acting is pretty good by a decent cast, Stallone is alright while Tom Berenger, Robert Patrick & Kris Kristofferson add able support.D-Tox is a decent horror thriller murder mystery with a little more depth than usual, it's not the best film out there but the story should keep you guessing & the atmospheric looks & feel of the film help t create a fairly engaging & watchable whodunit. I have seen a lot worse then this anyway.