Review of All I See Is You (2017) by Chris O — 10 Sep 2018

"All I See Is You" may be a misunderstand, beautiful piece.

Gina (Blake Lively) & husband James (Jason Clarke) have an almost perfect marriage. After being blinded as a child in a nearly fatal car crash, Gina exclusively depends on James to feel and "see" the world around her, and it appears only to solidify their extremely passionate relationship. She envisions the world in her own vivid imagination with help from James' descriptions. While the two enjoy a colorful existence living in Bangkok, their life and relationship are upended after Gina receives a corneal transplant & regains her sight. With her restored vision, Gina experiences the world with a new sense of wonder & independence which James finds threatening. It is only when Gina suddenly begins to lose her sight again that she finally realizes the disturbing reality of their marriage and their lives.

Okay, look, I watched this at 1 AM so I don't know if it was because I was tired, but I thought this was a pretty good film. Not just good, but beautiful in some ways. I really thought there were a lot of really cool things about this film and if my memory serves me right, it worked. No this film isn't perfect but I'm shocked at how low people value this film. I get some of their complaints, but some of their complaints are things that I just adore.

One thing about this film is it felt very real and genuine. I felt like there was so much depth to these two characters and we learned a lot about them and their relationship together. I feel as though we're bouncing back and forth as our ideals and opinions clash with each other. The performances were powerful and beautiful and I felt like this film had me engaged in its dramatic livelihood. This is a character-driven story and rightfully so.

This film is filled with some beautiful imagery and very obscene moments. There are some moments in here that're kind of shocking and thrilling and it's all so subtle. I feel like this film was the definition of giving clues and never truly answering them. This film answers through its performances and its questionably dangerous actions. This film has some pretty real imgary that makes you think.

I really need to see this film again but I can't exactly put my finger on why it's so poorly received. I felt as though it was thrilling. It made you think about the characters and their true motives. It made you question what was truth and what was false. I felt like I learned so much about the characters because their relationship felt so real. The whole story felt so real and so engaging. It's so simple but so complex in a very large web of ideas. It has some issues and it never establishes the importance of some ideals but I felt as though it was a critical thinking piece that did its job.

In the end, I enjoyed "All I See Is You". I'll have to give it more watches but upon first impressions, I had a very interesting and memorable experience watching this film.