I can see you...not ever wanting to see this again.
Released: 2008
Genre(s): Thriller, Mystery
Very rarely do I watch a movie and immediately wish I could unsee it. Very rarely do I watch a movie and immediately wish I had a time machine to warp to a time period where said movie does not exist. These thoughts were immediately evoked not only at the conclusion of "I Can See You," but at various points throughout its duration. Bringing a whole new level of artsy nonsense to the world of indie thrillers, "I Can See You" finds the most thoroughly illogical imagery and symbolism available and rolls around in it until completely coated. Calling it a "thriller" at all is a bit misleading as well, as most of this movie attempts to build suspense simply by splicing random images into slow, plodding scenes that serve as nothing more than empty vehicles for said random images. Character development doesn't exist on any level here, so actually caring about what the characters are doing or saying becomes completely unnecessary. Dialogue is wooden, dry, and hollow - the characters' reactions to each other are so stiff and unrealistic that this plays out more like an amateur college film project than anything else. Is it different? Yes. Is it good? Incredibly debatable, but my answer lands on a solid "No." While I'm sure the director/writer had some sort of symbolic, hidden message in this Gulf-oil-spill of a movie, the whole experience feels like it's just trying too damn hard to push itself outside of people's comfort zones - David Lynch this is most certainly not. If you're a big fan of abrasive, atonal music cropping up at random times, then you may be able to find some sort of enjoyment out of this experience. As an added bonus for any idiots who only watch thriller-type movies for potential nudity and gore, there are two shots of a woman's breasts and two instances of mild gore here. Everyone else can avoid this like the blackest of black plagues.
Rating (out of 5): 1
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