In Your Eyes

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Ashley H the concept of having telepathy with someone across the country is interesting, but didn't think the ending was really nice. The kissing made it look like it was all put together, but looking back, not a very great ending. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/30/23 Full Review steve d I was hoping to like it less than I did given the recent Joss revelations. He still has a lot of talent and an eye for a talented cast. Wish I didn't love his work as much as I hate him. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Interest sci fi concept with a standout performance by zoey . She is absolutely perfect in these odd type of cute/innocent roles like ruby sparks I loved the first 3/4 of the movie . The last quarter seemed a bit hallmarky/cheeesy 3.2 Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/07/20 Full Review Audience Member Es divertida y tiene una buena trama, hasta tiene momentos profundos que dan para reflexionar. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member An interesting premise that's somewhat squandered on a fairly anodyne Lifetime-tier romance. Writer Joss Whedon leaves too much unexplored for a concept with such potential. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member In Your Eyes is a romance film with a supernatural element to it. The plot is about a man and woman who have a strange link between their minds despite the fact that they live on opposite sides of the country. I like the idea and I’m glad they didn’t spend a big chunk of the movie trying to explain the how and why of this fantasy element. It exists and we have to accept it. They didn’t experiment with the power all that much, and that can be one of my favorite parts of these movies. But the exploration of what is happening and how they can use it is not a priority in this film. Instead the time is spent building the friendship between the two main characters. This was the highlight for me, a truly unique time of two people getting to know one another, and becoming better people in the process. In Your Eyes might have been a home run film for me if not for the cast. There’s something about this cast of actors that make it feel only slightly better than a TV movie. I liked Zoe Kazan in The Big Sick, but perhaps she is better suited to the more comedic elements of that story. Here she seems to lack some of the talent needed to pull off the complexity of emotion. But she’s Oscar-worthy compared to Michael Stahl-David. This guy is handsome, but he can’t handle any of the drama. I felt like I was watching a character on a reality TV show, or just some college frat boy who wandered onto the set. There were a number of other supporting cast members who I know almost exclusively from TV roles, so I felt like the whole movie was lacking in the prestige I associate with film. Luckily, the premise of In Your Eyes was enough to overcome most of my complaints. There’s a magic in this story that captivated me and brought me to the edge of my seat. Even with actors I find lacking in personality, I still want to see them find happiness. Also, because the communication between the two linked characters demands that they talk aloud to no one, there was often a level of tension that they might be discovered and that they will look crazy. I kind of wish there was one confidante supporting character that they tried to convince of this crazy mix-up, but the plot never went there, and they even had an easy out of “blocking” one another to avoid overly awkward situations. There was potential in this story concept to make an amazing movie, and I still thought In Your Eyes was good. It just fell short of greatness because of certain choices that were made. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/09/18 Full Review Read all reviews

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