The Eyes of My Mother

Magnet Releasing | Release Date: December 2, 2016

6.0	USER SCORE Mixed or average reviews based on 27 Ratings

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TheQuietGamerOct 8, 2017

A movie that does more to haunt your heart than your dreams. It's well-known that one thing no human can do without is companionship. At least not without serious damage to the psyche. That is really the core theme of the movie. We areA movie that does more to haunt your heart than your dreams. It's well-known that one thing no human can do without is companionship. At least not without serious damage to the psyche. That is really the core theme of the movie. We are witnessing the effects solitude can have on a person. Following a dark, gruesome tragedy a young girl finds herself without anyone to teach her how to live and make something of herself in the world. Born into isolation with no one to guide her, she is left to follow a tragic path into madness. It's an incredibly sad movie. You feel for the protagonist no matter how deranged seclusion has made her. It's a parable about the effects of parental neglect. As we watch Francisca's life progress we are treated to plenty of disturbing moments that are born out of the character's loneliness. It's dark, violent, and even a little gross, but the horror element doesn't come from the visual, aural, or even psychological aspects of the film. No, this is the kind of movie that bypasses all of the and goes straight for your heart and soul. It effects your humanity. I guess you could say it freaks your emotions more than your physical being. It's got a surprising ability to tug at your heartstrings. So while this may not keep you up at night, it will still stick with you after the credits have rolled. That's worth something no matter how unconventional.

A strange, dark, and melancholy little slice of horror. It stands as one of those more artistic experiments in the genre. One with mostly positive results. As always with these types of films, it's not going to be for everyone. Yet, for those who like to explore all venues of the genre outside of the ones filled with big chills and jump scares, there's something here that will get under your skin and nestle it's cold body against your heart.… Expand

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LeZeeApr 26, 2017

Incomplete lessons and unexpected events of a girl's life!

The film story has a deeper thought than just what you see it as a psychological drama. Everything is simply like what the title says. A young woman grew up in an isolated farmhouseIncomplete lessons and unexpected events of a girl's life!

The film story has a deeper thought than just what you see it as a psychological drama. Everything is simply like what the title says. A young woman grew up in an isolated farmhouse with her father without many visitors. But her interest in the eyes came from her mother who was a surgeon killed by an intruder. So her character was built on those circumstances and where her future head is to come in the later parts.

The concept looked much better, but the film was too slow, even though it was a little shorter than the average film runtime. It is also a black and white film, and looked fine for such theme. Even though there were not strong gore. Limited cast and shot most of the parts is a single location and its surroundings. So it is a small budget film with good casting. But I'm having a mixed feeling for it. I think some would like it, and some wouldn't, but the majority would be like me stand in the middle. So I conclude saying it is an okay-okay film.

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Bleat0124Dec 10, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It truly bothers me that some critics gives this movie less than a 50, at least. Compare to the cookie cutter list of "horror" films that drop yearly, this is a masterpiece. There are some issues here, first, for a movie that could have been said so much about three nature of such persons, it ends up saying very little more than what has already been said. Why do such persons do such things..."it feels good" or "I'm lonely." Yeah, but there are many things that feels good and many ways to deal with loneliness. We are never given a reason why she, or the original murderer did what they did. In addition, I still do not understand the title. Yes her mom was a little strange and I guest she could have gotten her curiosity of bodies from her but there was no sense that her mother would have accepted the morality of what she was doing, in fact, there was evidence suggesting that he choices would not have been pleasing to her mother.

Which is fine, not everybody listen to the moral teaching of a parent but there was no indication of where her moral principles would have came from.

I think what this film was trying to say is that lack of interaction leads a mind to wondered endlessly, and the quality of one's interactions, especially if they are few, has a huge influence on one's decisions and thinking.

After the passing of her mother, her only meaningful conversation was with a murderer. Both points I could understand, that is why one critic suggested this film should be a reminder to parents to be careful of who or what type of interaction their children are exposed to. Still, it seems at the age she was, there would have been a moral training from her mother or should have been.

The most pressing question of thrones film is why is the original killer kept alive, and who chained him up, and why.

This is why many critics claim the film is illogical. The simple answer that would prefect sense is the father did--which is why the second part is called father, beside the fact that she lost him in that second part, as she did her mother in mother and the family in family. Still the binding of the first murderer was so central to the story that not showing who did it made absolutely no sense. If it was indeed the father than we get an answer to the Queen of the main character moral compass. Still, the acting, the direction,the unbelievable closeness with human suffering and the human mind. This is one of the best films I've watched in a long time...since "Carol" I have not been this impressed with a film. The boldness itself is breathtaking. There is so much more to say but just go watch it now if you are a fan of movies. I do not understand how someone can give this a zero. So you're telling me there is nothing to like here?… Expand

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ninosanFeb 21, 2017

Unnerving, Unrelenting.
This movie doesn't have jump-scares, it relies on atmosphere and gives you an intense sense of dread through the whole thing. Feels very organic, besides a few flaws on character development, the main lead's past andUnnerving, Unrelenting.
This movie doesn't have jump-scares, it relies on atmosphere and gives you an intense sense of dread through the whole thing. Feels very organic, besides a few flaws on character development, the main lead's past and present will keep you thinking in bed at night.… Expand

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