Some bad movies are immensely enjoyable, and The Hypnotic Eye is a case in point. Make no mistake about it; Eye is nothing like a good film. It's rather gruesome, yet simultaneously ludicrous. The plotting is a mess, the dialogue is laughable and character development is either nonexistent or slipshod. The direction never sacrifices the obvious for the subtle and the pacing is at times a problem, notably in the big set piece gimmick that fills the ten minutes before the climax and slows things down to a crawl. As far as performances go, they are adequate at best (though more entertaining when lapsing into the bizarre.) And yet there's something irresistible about Eye, especially for those who are camp aficionados. Perhaps it's because Eye is so good-naturedly cheesy, so unabashedly silly, that it's hard not to laugh at it -- even while watching a woman wash her hair with lighter fluid and turn the gas on. And the "Hypno-Magic" sequence, when an onscreen actor portraying a hypnotist supposedly hypnotizes the entire audience (i.e., you), is such a daffy exploitation gimmick that it's easy to forgive it for totally derailing the film (if it can ever be said to have actually been "railed" before this) when it should be picking up speed. The Hypnotic Eye is a very poor film, but it's a hoot.