Behind Your Eyes (2011)

This movie wanted so badly to be an edge of your seat thriller full of twists and turns that would leave the audience breathless. The only way I could see the audience getting breathless would be with how fast they were running to get out of the theatre. A murder happens, then we meet our happy couple. They're going to visit his parents and he has issues with them. Then, news of the murder is mentioned. Apparently the boyfriend of the victim has gone missing. This causes a conversation that is possibly the most cack- handed use of Chekhov's Gun in cinema history where the girl laments it's always the boyfriend and women shouldn't be stupid enough to date psychopaths. Her own boyfriend might as well have a flashing neon sign that says GUILTY above his head at this point. The writer may have realised this. Maybe they felt bad about making it so obvious right at the beginning. That almost - almost - explains why they felt the need to throw in several other 'twists'. To their credit, I didn't see the twists coming, but to their detriment, that's only because those twists were so mindnumbingly ridiculous, nobody in their right mind would have predicted them. Don't waste your time on this, it's outright terrible. It's marketed as a road trip/abduction movie, but really, it's some bizarre attempt at Hitchcock meets Agatha Christie that fails in every way.

Almost nothing redeeming in this movie. The female lead and the kidnapper are good enough actors but the rest of the cast was horrible. If you are looking for a scary thriller, this is not the movie to go see. This is a story you have seen many times and done much better. A girl and her boyfriend go on a weekend trip to meet his parents. The couple is kidnapped and terrorized by the kidnapper. Needless to say the move degenerates from here and really gets very boring and uninteresting. You really end up not feeling anything for any of the characters. Don't wast your time on this one, its not worth watching at all.

I can't agree with the review below that completely and almost intentionally trashes this film. Saw this at the Las Vegas Film Festival this year and had a great time with it. Yes, the killer is certainly foreshadowed, but the film makes you second guess this in and out, which was part of its charm. You think you know what's going on, then again you begin to hesitate, which only keeps your attention and puts your mind into overdrive. The twists and complete character reversals add to the magic in this film which makes you like it more as the film progresses. Very reminiscent of some of those older 70's films like "Open Season."Great writing, acting, cinematography and production all come together and deliver a fantastic storytelling experience that keeps your eyes glued to the screen. While no film is perfect and all come with their own faults, this one pulls it off "right!" Cast and crew should be very proud of this one.

I saw this movie at the LVFF and was glued to the screen as soon as the action kicked, around 8 minutes into the film. Before I knew it, I was puzzle solving and I quickly realized I had never seen a film like this before. There are laughs, a few scares and very strong acting from the majority of the cast. I read the above review and am not quite sure what her deal is but I'll tell you this; it's a freshly unique, well shot and acted thriller that does not take itself too seriously and is not afraid to challenge the status quo. I also had a film in the festival and was not surprised at all that BEHIND YOUR EYES took home the big prize. It looks like a studio movie and was by far the most entertaining of the entire weekend. I won't say more so you can enjoy the plot twists yourself.