See for Me

Name: See for Me
Genre: Thriller
Released: January 7, 2022
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 59
Cast: Emily Piggford, George Tchortov, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Joe Pingue, Keaton Kaplan

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IFC Midnight | Release Date: January 7, 2022 | NR

Starring: Emily Piggford, George Tchortov, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Joe Pingue, Keaton Kaplan, Kim Coates, Laura Vandervoort, Matthew Gouveia, Pascal Langdale, Skyler Davenport

Summary: A group of thieves break into the luxurious, secluded mansion Sophie is house-sitting. Sophie, a visually impaired former skier, must rely on Kelly, an army veteran living across the country, to help her fight back

Director: Randall Okita

Genre(s): Thriller

Rating: NR

Runtime: 93 min

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IndieWire Jude Dry

Jan 9, 2022

See for Me wastes no frame in its brisk 92 minute running time, it’s a tightly-wound thriller propelled by enough turns that you won’t want to miss a beat. Read full review

Michael Nordine

Jan 9, 2022

Skyler Davenport’s lead turn in director Randall Okita’s no-nonsense thriller (which debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival last summer) will be worth remembering well after the January doldrums have passed. Read full review

Thom Ernst

Jan 12, 2022

Okita keeps a firm grip on the film's action, maneuvering the story through its layers of twists and possibilities without putting too much of a strain on our disbelief. Read full review

Matt Donato

Jan 6, 2022

See for Me positions itself as an unfair tale of “easy target versus evil men,” but highlights its strongest material when valuing people beyond their disabilities. Read full review

Richard Whittaker

Jan 5, 2022

It’s not just that it’s a great thriller. Its importance as a film is that it really weaves the lead character’s disability into the script, in a way that arguably wasn’t equaled in the subgenre until Mike Flanagan wrote a deaf heroine for Hush. Read full review

Screen Rant Ferdosa Abdi

Jan 10, 2022

See For Me is an exciting home invasion thriller that dares to challenge viewers with a complicated lead, even if it somewhat fumbles the execution. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

Jan 9, 2022

This uninvolving thriller is as lacking in tension as credibility. Read full review

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ARBO2k9

Jan 29, 2022

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The movie is well made and offers a unique story, my biggest issue is the morals and ethics of the main character. I was hoping to see her learn a valuable lesson on stealing but she doesn't, the movie ends with me not feeling sorry for her at all. I feel she deserved all the bad things that happened to her. Overall I liked most of it just hated her character.… Expand

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rmurray847

Aug 10, 2023

SEE FOR ME is a home invasion thriller. It's fairly straight forward, and given it's obviously low budget, without frills. Doesn't sound very promising, does it? Well, let me tell you, the film is a brisk 92 minutes, and I'd say that all but the first 15 minutes will have you pretty much onSEE FOR ME is a home invasion thriller. It's fairly straight forward, and given it's obviously low budget, without frills. Doesn't sound very promising, does it? Well, let me tell you, the film is a brisk 92 minutes, and I'd say that all but the first 15 minutes will have you pretty much on the edge of your seat. There are several reasons for this.

Yes, it's a home invasion story that we've heard before. Young lady alone in a remote house. Some bad guys break-in, not knowing she's there. The crime they are committing is potentially serious enough that if our protagonist is discovered, they are unlikely to just cut their losses and leave. They will "get rid of any loose ends." Those kinds of movies, if done well, can be exciting still, but they do feel familiar.

But, what if the heroine is blind? In this case, Sophie is a competitive skier who lost her vision a few years ago. And Sophie is played by Skyler Davenport who is an actor who also lost their vision a few years ago! This immediately makes the movie more interesting. Even if you don't know the actor is blind, having the main character be blind is a nice twist; although, you experience movie-goers will say, wasn't WAIT UNTIL DARK the original blind protagonist home invasion classic? Yes, that's true, but in this case, technology plays a huge part in the events of the story (I don't want to spoil too much, but let's just say much of the film comes down to very quick, sharp thinking from Kelly (Jessica Parker Kennedy), a young lady who never even spends time at the house...intrigued? I hope so. Kelly is a funny, smart and crafty character that was also quite interesting and different.) And our heroine is not some young innocent. She's got some skeletons in her own closet and they come out in surprising ways and really mess with the home invaders.

Director Randall Okita, helming what appears to be only his second feature length film, already understands that one way to downplay cliché and the "we've-seen-this-before" material is to plow right through it with no shame but a brisk pace and good performances. We can sort it out later; we're often left too breathless at the flow of events to ponder them. And, yes, this film does have a few moments where you yell at the screen at how dumb someone is being; but in retrospect, those moments were few and well out-numbered by moments when you have to admire the two women.

I was pretty gripped by this film throughout. The technical aspects, while not showy, certainly outdo any budget limitations. The acting was overall solid. And the pace was brisk...the 90 minutes went by quite quickly.

Playing in just a few venues around the country, I caught it on Amazon for a modest rental price. I certainly recommend tracking it down and watching it one evening with the lights turned down. It's good, clean fun!… Expand

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alanpotter17

May 18, 2023

Alguns filmes partem de uma premissa interessante para criar um roteiro inusitado, ainda que de desenvolvimento convencional, e outros filmes partem de verdadeiros absurdos. Esse filme fica entre esses dois extremos. Afinal, como confiar a casa a alguém que é cego?
Aceitando que de fato sim,Alguns filmes partem de uma premissa interessante para criar um roteiro inusitado, ainda que de desenvolvimento convencional, e outros filmes partem de verdadeiros absurdos. Esse filme fica entre esses dois extremos. Afinal, como confiar a casa a alguém que é cego?
Aceitando que de fato sim, isso é possível fazer, o filme conta com uma quantidade convencional de artefatos que tornam a vida da protagonista mais fácil, um deles é um aparelho telefônico com um app que faz com que ela possa ser conduzida às escuras por terceiros. Assim, não há qualquer capacidade de imersão, de perigo, de tensão.
Contando ainda com meliantes bem estúpidos, o filme se deixa levar por clichês e facilidades que tiram toda a graça. Filmes assim deveriam ao menos fazer bom uso da câmera, do espaço, nesse caso da escuridão. Mas é tudo tão artificial e calculado de forma teatral, que está longe de apresentar qualquer jogo cênico decente. E embora tenha uma tentativa de plost pelo comportamento da jovem, tudo não assa de mais uma tentativa frustrante de tentar engrossar o caldo aguado. Uma pena, pois premissa tinha, mas passou longe de um desenvolvimento satisfatório. Ao menos a cor escura garante certa curiosidade, e não é tão longo assim.… Expand

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