Brin Hill's "In Your Eyes" is an unusual romantic comedy that was self-distributed online rather than have a theatrical distribution. The paranormal story comes from the mind of Joss Whedon. It tells the story of Rebecca (Zoe Kazan) and Dylan (Michael Stahl-David) who have never met, but are able to communicate with each other in their minds. They can talk to each other and see through each other's eyes. It's like having a cell phone in your head, except you can tap into the other person's senses. Rebecca and Dylan learn to communicate with each other and, of course, fall in love.
Its a nice romantic/sci-fi film that doesn't rely on visual effects. Steven Pilgrim's editing makes Rebecca and Dylan's conversations feel very natural, even though the two hardly ever share the screen together. Elisha Christian's cinematography makes the colors potent and help to connect with the characters (Rebecca has more blues and Dylan has more yellows). The film has a nice indie soundtrack with artists like Iron & Wine and The Lumineers.
This is a story for the outsiders, for the people who feel trapped by something or someone. Its a love story for anyone who has felt disconnected from everyone around them and wants to connect with just one person. Rebecca and Dylan reach out to each other and learn from each other.
Kazan and Stahl-David grow into the performances. They start off a little shaky, but become stronger. Kazan is solid as Rebecca. Rebecca and Dylan's conversations are well written for the most part. The supporting characters do not get as much depth, though, and seem stiff. Maybe its the performance that is stale or the dialogue. Maybe a little bit of both.
The first hour is nice look at this paranormal aspect and how two lonely people learn to connect with someone. However, the last half hour becomes more fantastic and fairytale-like. Characters gradually do things out of their characters and the story becomes too forced for me. Maybe I was looking at it the wrong way. It just become too predictable and formulaic for me.
You could look at this as a simple love story about finding the one person you're meant to be with. You can also look at this film as a metaphor for long distance relationships or a subjective narrative where one of the characters is dreaming all this up and we're watching what they want unfold.
"In Your Eyes" is a nice romantic sci-fi film for all the outsiders, but it has faults. It can be predictable, sappy, and too much of a fairytale without setting itself up as a fairytale. Maybe if I watched it again knowing what would happen, I may like it little more, but, on a first take, it wasn't a strong film to me. The film is at its best when Rebecca and Dylan talk to each other about their lives and who they were. It feels real and gets to the heart of the film.
Its a nice romantic/sci-fi film that doesn't rely on visual effects. Steven Pilgrim's editing makes Rebecca and Dylan's conversations feel very natural, even though the two hardly ever share the screen together. Elisha Christian's cinematography makes the colors potent and help to connect with the characters (Rebecca has more blues and Dylan has more yellows). The film has a nice indie soundtrack with artists like Iron & Wine and The Lumineers.
This is a story for the outsiders, for the people who feel trapped by something or someone. Its a love story for anyone who has felt disconnected from everyone around them and wants to connect with just one person. Rebecca and Dylan reach out to each other and learn from each other.
Kazan and Stahl-David grow into the performances. They start off a little shaky, but become stronger. Kazan is solid as Rebecca. Rebecca and Dylan's conversations are well written for the most part. The supporting characters do not get as much depth, though, and seem stiff. Maybe its the performance that is stale or the dialogue. Maybe a little bit of both.
The first hour is nice look at this paranormal aspect and how two lonely people learn to connect with someone. However, the last half hour becomes more fantastic and fairytale-like. Characters gradually do things out of their characters and the story becomes too forced for me. Maybe I was looking at it the wrong way. It just become too predictable and formulaic for me.
You could look at this as a simple love story about finding the one person you're meant to be with. You can also look at this film as a metaphor for long distance relationships or a subjective narrative where one of the characters is dreaming all this up and we're watching what they want unfold.
"In Your Eyes" is a nice romantic sci-fi film for all the outsiders, but it has faults. It can be predictable, sappy, and too much of a fairytale without setting itself up as a fairytale. Maybe if I watched it again knowing what would happen, I may like it little more, but, on a first take, it wasn't a strong film to me. The film is at its best when Rebecca and Dylan talk to each other about their lives and who they were. It feels real and gets to the heart of the film.