2021 Directed by Randall Okita
When blind former skier Sophie cat-sits in a secluded mansion, three thieves invade for the hidden safe. Sophie's only defense is army veteran Kelly, who she meets on the See For Me app. Kelly helps Sophie defend herself against the invaders and survive.
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While I couldn’t help but compare it to Hush, See For Me adeptly sets itself apart with compelling twists and emotional depth. Skyler Davenport puts on an astounding performance as an ex professional skier who is blind and falls victim to a home invasion whilst cat-sitting.
The film never exploits its premise as it casted an actor that is visually impaired and depicts a three dimensional character who is so much more than her impairment. Though the final act was awesome, it wasn’t without its issues. They are easy to ignore however, as the film as a whole is enticing and suspenseful throughout. See For Me is sure to be a hit once it reaches a wider audience.
Tribeca Watch #2
A better-than-average home invasion thriller that's essentially a riff on Hush except with a blind protagonist. Good acting and taut directing make this a solid entry into the genre, but what makes it really standout is the fact that the lead actor, Skyler Davenport, is blind in real life. It adds realism to a tired genre that is more than welcome, even if it makes the movie feel a tad more awkward. And that's how it should feel -- awkward. While it's cool on the surface that a blind character can wreak havoc on home invaders in movies like Don't Breathe, that isn't very realistic. Unfortunately, there are some plot conveniences that take you out of the moment, but it's a decent watch, even if it makes you want to put on the superior Hush.
Ok so first of all, I love that the protagonist is cat-sitting for Laura Vandervoort. I mean, I’d probably do anything for her, but cat-sitting is a usually pretty unnecessary thing. Leave out a plenty of food and water and a couple of disposable litter boxes and your babies will be fine and probably happier without a stranger coming in the house. Cats hate anything out of the ordinary! That’s Cats 101!
That aside, this was hella fun! I love a good cat and mouse thriller and a blind character just amps up the tension. It’s nowhere close to the classics Wait Until Dark or Hush but it absolutely holds its own.
I loved the characters and super loved that they…
Tribeca Film Festival - World Premiere
Sophie (Skyler Davenport) has a proclivity for disaster. She became blind during a skiing accident and locked herself out while housesitting. Obviously, the house she is watching is going to be robbed.
Natalie Brown plays "Sophie's Mom" and is mom-worried about her daughter. She's really one of the greatest actors in the film. I thought she'd be more utilized, but it seems as if the writers mostly forgot about her existence after she checked on Sophie once.
The main problem is the lack of tension in the setup. It's a thriller. Per the home-invasion premise, we're trying to figure out how and when the "bad guys" will arrive on the scene. Sophie has her…
Similar to Hush in its adaptation of the home invasion subgenre through a lens of impairment, See For Me’s use of visual tension is thrilling, even while it’s not always terrifying. Dramatic irony takes on a new portrayal in the setting presented, which leads to both unnerving and almost frustrating scenarios. Aside from the formula that is seemingly impossible to avoid within the subgenre, Randall Okita has still delivered an excellent thriller.
Everything about the film is so clearly well thought out. The visuals are clean and gorgeous to take in. The setting, middle of nowhere New York in the winter, feels so intimately fitting. The score is hypnotic, adding that extra bit of anxiety to moments that could have…
A script that is overly-reliant on nonsense to push the story forward, including the laughable response time from the police, which the home-invaders always know precisely to the minute. There are also some complexities with the villains that I really appreciated at first, but the film does very little with in the end, squandering an opportunity to mix in some interesting decisions Sophie has to make, especially since the movie goes out of the way to make sure you know she can be no different than the villains. So her redemption arc would have been more interesting if extended beyond just herself.
But all that said, See For Me is very well-directed, maximizing the most tension out of individual scenes. The central premise is clever. And I'm just a sucker for home invasion.
Passable movie. Barely.
Tribeca Film Festival 2021 : Film #3
It's really cool that they got a blind person to actually play a blind person in this, but the screenplay really doesn't lend itself to any good dialogue for the lead actress to chew on. A lot of the setup just doesn't get paid off. Basically a lesser quality amalgamation of "Panic Room" and last years "Run".
Es hermoso como constantemente desafía las expectativas del espectador y juega con él, obligándolo a colocarse en lugares incómodos. Sophie es no vidente y, sin embargo, la película hace todo lo posible por hacernos sentir apáticos hacia ella. Nos muestra lo terca y maleducada que es, el constante rechazo de ayuda y patoterismo adolescente que se lo lleva todo por delante, aún en situaciones que claramente la superan. Por si fuera poco, nos muestra como Sophie también roba las casas que cuida. Si, las personas con discapacidades también pueden ser malas personas o cometer delitos.
Por otro lado, hay un juego de espacialidad y puesta en escena pulido a la perfección que obliga a uno a compararla casi de inmediato…
In 1967, Audrey Hepburn was nominated for an Oscar for her performance in Wait Until Dark, a film about a blind woman who becomes the target of three con-men. Due to the character’s impairment, Terence Young’s film – ranked among AFI’s best thrills – becomes a much more anxiety-inducing experience than most thrillers. But what if the star was actually visually impaired? Something not thought of or considered at that time, but Randall Okita’s See for Me, written by Adam Yorke and Tommy Gushue, is one of only a handful of films that allow actors with disabilities to shine – in situations only they could fully understand or convey. Wheelchair user Kiera Allen shows immense strength as she attempts to…
Home invasion films where the protagonist is hearing or visually impaired as a core concept have been surfacing the last few years, with films like Hush or Don't Breath. And even though See for Me isn't anything all that new in that regard, it just works really well with a really strong protagonist and some interesting thrills.
Other than the films mentioned, it reminded me mostly of Fincher’s little guilty pleasure, Panic Room and Hush. But I think the strongest aspect of the film, and consequently what made me care so much, was the lead character here. Her backstory and imperfections resonated with me, and even if she could be a little bit stubborn with her decision making throughout the…
A derivative home-invasion thriller whose twists and turns are unimpressive and suspense sequences are uninspired, therefore, lacking tension. It's certainly an intriguing concept, but the execution is bland, and some things don't make much sense. This could have been so much better than it is, it's such a missed opportunity. It just lacks that psychological punch needed to keep you invested in the story. I wasn't emotionally engaged and didn't care so much about what could possibly happen to this character.
I applaud the casting of a visually impaired actress in the main role, and she did a great job, but her character was very unpleasant, and I just couldn't care about her. I feel like in these kind of…
