In Your Eyes Film Review
I subscribe to Netflix, mainly to catch up on some TV series
that I missed when they were on tv (Breaking Bad amongst others). One of the
things that I struggle with on Netflix is finding good movies. I can’t count
the amount of times that I have started watching a movie, but given up after
half an hour because it just does not grab me. So when I find a great
movie, I want to share it with everyone.
One such movie is In Your Eyes.
Written by Joss Whedon of Buffy fame, this is the story of 2 people from
completely different worlds (one a wealthy doctors wife in New Hampshire, the
other an ex-con trying to get on with his life after prison in New Mexico).
Since childhood they have shared a telepathic link which they have barely been
aware of, but years later this link suddenly becomes much more intense and they
can see, feel and hear what is happening to the other, although they cannot read
each other’s minds and they are able to break the connection at will.
Both
Dylan (Michael Stahl-David) and Rebecca (Zoe Kazan) are in vulnerable situations due to things that have happened
in their past and after the initial shock of suddenly being hyper aware of the
others’ lives, they build a bond and become a big part of the others’ lives
without ever meeting. The chemistry between the main characters is amazing
considering that they barely share a scene in the whole movie. I really rooted
for these characters and enjoyed the movie so much that I have already watched
it more than once.
I really love a movie where you go into it without any
expectations and it turns out to be one of those movies that I know I will watch
again and again. This is a movie that had its world premiere at the Tribeca
Film Festival in 2014 and then was immediately released online, so I just wanted
to highlight it to you all as I find it difficult to find new and interesting
movies on Netflix as there are so many available.
Let me know if you have watched this film and what you
thought about it and also if you have any recommendations of films to watch then
please do let me know.
Leighlee
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