In Your Eyes (2014)

I tend not to watch Romantic movies only because they are so terribly formulated that you can work out what is going to happen before it happens. This movie wasn't any different. The setting was kind of a cool but I didn't connect very well with the characters. A lot of it felt forced, like the controlling husband situation. It wasn't the worst romantic movie to watch with your lady.

Dylan is a dysfunctional low-level ex-con who in his own words has 'Disappointed everyone he ever knew.' Rebecca is a bored housewife whose life within the upper echelons of the Hampshire upper-class set is as dull as it is loveless. Married to a Doctor who already has doubts about his wife's sanity she finds a stronger connection with the person's life she can see across the country. Dylan, his life bordering on a return to crime, finds a welcome distraction in being connected to Rebecca. Both can see and hear what the other thinks and does and have in fact been connected since an accident from childhood. Will this connection prove to be their undoing or a gateway to a more soulful connection in life that both are lacking? I was recommended this film by a friend of mine and having never even heard of it before I just decided to give it a stab. Joss Whedon has woven a beautiful LOVE story with a Science Fiction element which will not make it unrelatable to a modern audience. We watch as these two people from different ends of the spectrum of society are drawn together by sharing their thoughts and feelings, not so much different as two strangers who meet on the internet (Relatable, right?) It really is such a sweet and cleverly crafted film, but the thing that makes it work is the outstanding performances of the two leads. Zoe Kazan gives a great performance as Rebecca torn between the duty to her husband and her growing feelings for the man she has never met. But it is Michael Stahl- David who is just incredible. This is an actor who is just so natural in every performance he gives and this is one of his earlier outings. He brings a sensitivity to his role rarely seen in so many similar performances giving his character layers that other weaker performers would have been unable to achieve. I predict an Oscar for his man is not very far away and I am sure we have not seen the best of him yet. Good performances are given from the supporting cast too. The film is not entirely flawless and has perhaps one music montage too many but otherwise, this is a well crafted solid film that asks for our sympathy for the characters and you would have to be an extremely hard-hearted cynic not to give it. My congratulations to everyone involved. I am already promoting this film on my social media, urging others to watch it. I loved it (But you got that right?)

The lead roles seem like they were written especially for Zoe Kazan and Michael Stahl-David. Five minutes with them and I couldn't picture anyone else playing their characters. Zoe Kazan, especially, took my breath away.The movie captures the magic of the story quite well, and the pacing is excellent. I appreciated the director's willingness to stay with the main characters, instead of trying to develop secondary characters. Nothing fancy about the camera work or the storytelling. They told the story and they got the job done."In Your Eyes" is a great example of this genre, and if you don't see it, the rest of us will know.

okay so besides this movie being UNBEARABLY uncomfortable the ending is stupid. so what are they just going to ride that train and then what? because well one of you escaped from a mental hospital, which by the way you are an adult and they cant really hold you there against your will you could have probably figured your way out of it some how but you are a cliché helpless girl. second of all the other one IS A CONVICTED FELON WHO IS ON THE RUN. what are you going to do for money, where are you going to live, WHAT R U GOING TO DO. i would have been like three million times happy if they ended the movie on like i do not know a non criminal note. plus they are that chick is stupid she just kept talking to him in public looking like an insane person. you could have gotten a little creative and i don't know pretended you were on the phone. i am just highly dissatisfied with this uncomfortable movie. i also do not understand how the rating is higher than a 4.