Wed 15 Apr 2020
I SEE YOU. Saban Films, 2019. Helen Hunt, Jon Tenney, Judah Lewis, Owen Teague, Libe Barer, Alan Williams. Writer: Devon Graye. Director: Adam Randall.
It’s best to go into thriller movies such as this one totally cold. Although I don’t believe the one below does, even the trailers can tell you more than you might want to know about the twists and turns the story line has in mind.
I’ll do my best to keep such things a secret, but I have feeling that many reviews won’t, so please be careful out there.
I See You begins with several threads of the story all at once, but all somewhat disconnected, but not really. First, a young ten year old boy disappears while bicycling through a heavily wooded area close to a small town where one of the police officers (Greg Harper, played by Jon Tenney) is having a domestic problem with his wife (Helen Hunt). He has discovered that she has taken on a lover, and while she has apologized, neither he nor their teen-aged son has decided to forgive her.
Strangely enough, the case of the missing boy has all the earmarks of a culprit now in jail. Was he wrongly convicted, or is their a copycat at work? Even more strangely, scary events are beginning to happen at the Harpers’ home. Silverware is missing, the record player begin playing by itself, and Mr. Harper is locked in a closet. Worse, a coffee mug falls from the roof on Mrs. Harper’s former lover, and he is later found dead in their basement.
This all spooky enough for several dozen movies, but the explanation is even spookier. This is all I will tell you, but I will say that the second half of the movie is even better than the first half, assuming that thrillers like this are among your favorite movie-watching fare.
April 15th, 2020 at 9:42 pm
This pretty much had me with Helen Hunt.
April 15th, 2020 at 10:07 pm
She’s always a pleasure to watch.
April 16th, 2020 at 12:40 pm
Seems like I saw this less than a month ago and really liked it. But I’ve already forgotten whether it was on Netflix or Amazon. But for anyone who has access to it, it’s a treat.
April 16th, 2020 at 3:14 pm
I saw it on Amazon, but it may be available on Netflix as well, and of course it’s out on DVD. It is worth looking for.