Blue Eyelids

2007

1h 38m

Comedy

Drama

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82%

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17 Reviews

53%

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250+ Ratings

A woman invites a male stranger along on a vacation, and they find that compatibility leads to love.

David Parkinson

Empire Magazine

The intelligent script and skilful central performances make for a gently compelling romance.

Rated: 3/5

May 8, 2009

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Wally Hammond

Time Out

Ably mounted and shot, 'Blue Eyelids' is a welcome clich-free zone, often touching and occasionally very funny, played out in a minor register suitable for the lives it describes.

Rated: 3/6

May 8, 2009

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Wendy Ide

Times (UK)

Not an awful lot happens but the acting is first-rate, if low-key, and the choice of Ray Davies's This Strange Effect as a recurring motif on the soundtrack brings a melancholy sweetness to the story.

Rated: 3/5

May 8, 2009

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Hugo Lara

EscribiendoCine

Blue Eyelids is a work of cinema that feels alive, evolving and resonating long after the lights on the screen go out. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 8/10

Jul 1, 2024

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Edward Porter

Sunday Times (UK)

There have been countless films about ordinary, lonely people finding love, but few of them can have had characters quite as unassertive and nondescript as the couple featured in this Mexican comic drama.

Rated: 2/5

May 13, 2009

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Philip French

Observer (UK)

There are touching moments, a developing tenderness, some shuffling truths here and there, but not enough to make these marginal figures demand the attention the film's director thinks they deserve.

May 13, 2009

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A film that gets into its female leads mind quite well, here Cecilia suarez playing a lonely woman winning a trip away for two at work, and her striking up a friendship with a man possibly in similer lonely circumstances before the trip and inviting him along, as the time comes near, its a interesting story to see where these two will lead. some solid acting from the leads and a nice pace to everything.,

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Human born to be lonely.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Kind of disturbing, but very touching as well. It is an off-beat romantic movie.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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very plain story, but really sad.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Captivating awkwardness...Great performances by the two lead actors

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Mexican romantic comedy about two quiet lonely boring people who decide to date to fill the void. Horribly realistic and pretty entertaining too ... if you've ever been on a date for any other reason than actually liking the person, you'll empathize with the awkwardness of having absolutely nothing to talk about.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Synopsis

A woman invites a male stranger along on a vacation, and they find that compatibility leads to love.

Director: Ernesto Contreras
Screenwriter: Carlos Contreras
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: Spanish
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016
Runtime: 1h 38m