Phonearl Good start, but then it gets ruined
Anoushka Slater While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.
Nicole I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.
Celia A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.
truongthh When The Avengers came out in 2012, I was very surprised about how good it was and kept wondering why Joss Whedon was able to create such an awesome superhero movie. This film is one of the reasons why.The film centrals around Dylan and Rebecca, two people from very different backgrounds. Rebecca is the wife of Phillip- a very successful doctor and her life revolves around going to boring parties with her husband. Dylan is an ex-con who now works as a car wash. Their lives have a dramatic change when they realised they can see and experience each others' feelings despite being miles away from each other.The best part of this film is how well director Brian Hill juggles the transitions between the two characters. It never felt out of place or hard to catch up with, it was executed smoothly. I also love how each charcters' life is potrayed. They have their own problems and their connection doesn't make life any easier, in fact, it makes them struggled more than they have ever been. The fact that how different their worlds are along with Zoe Kazan and Michael Stahl-David's brilliant chemistry just make the duo very likeable and we can actually feel for them.The film's plot is pretty straight-forward and doesn't have any crazy plot twists, but it did a really great job building the characters and their relationships. This is something Joss has done before in The Avengers where the film centralised on characters and use them to tell the story instead of over-complicating it. Its a perfect plot as this is just a simple romance-comedy film. Not to mention the very open ending. To me the ending was great and it's best to leave things ambiguous because if it were the same old happily ever after then this film wouldn't be that good anymore.The film definitely has some problems as well. I found the major issue to be how Becky and Dylan first found out they were connected. The scene while hilarious, felt kind of fast and sloppy. I mean, if I knew there are voices in my head I would try to get rid of it ASAP because that's just scary.All in all, In Your Eyes was a great film with a perfect balance between romance and fantasy. It's not without flaws, but what more can you ask for. I would definitely recommend it to viewers who just want a good time or couples, especially if they are currently far apart. Very excited to see more from Joss Whedon.
jodyfranz 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.
emma munns I absolutely loved this movie. I turned it on with exactly zero expectations and was thoroughly wowed. The story line is simple enough, but the acting is superb; especially so as the main characters only have one scene together. The facial and physical reactions to each other are subtle, full of nuance and evoked so much pathos I found it fairly staggering. There were moments I laughed out load during the movie, but it is definitely not a rom-com. Nor a dramedy either. It is essentially a drama which deals with love and mental health in a very unique, light and unusual way. If you in anyway enjoy a romantic movie which is full of quirks; I'm talking 'Safety Not Guaranteed', 'Her', 'Non-transferable', then you will probably fall head over heals with this little gem!
Sweetigal85 I am a sucker for romance and this one really just blew me away. I knew it would be good but I didn't expect it to tug at my heart strings this much. It is a truly dazzling movie with amazing acting, especially from the female lead. I immediately googled everything else she has ever been in immediately following this movie.I didn't find the plot hard to follow at all and I was really holding my breath at times, the dialogue and the connection between the two characters is just so beautiful. I also find anything where mental illness is involved to be very intriguing.The only reason I am not giving it a perfect score is because I really wish she hadn't actually been married, I think it would have been less messy if that controlling dude was just her long time boyfriend or fiancée. It complicated matters that he was her husband, especially with that rushed ending. I suppose the only point is that they end up together and I definitely shed tears of joy when they finally embraced, but "disappearing into Canada" was a little too easy of an ending for me and not very believable. In this day and age it is nearly impossible to just drop off the grid like that, especially when one of you is married and neither of you even have any money.But regardless of the rushed ending, it is a truly spectacular movie. I found the plot to be very fascinating and original. The emotions of the characters ran deep with me. Would definitely watch again.P.S. Watch closely, one of the angry thugs from the bar is Simon from 7th Heaven! Totally unrecognizable!
