See for Me

See For Me

In the spirit of Wait Until Dark with Audrey Hepburn or last years Don't Breath 2 we have a thriller about a blind person and a home invasion. This movie went for a technology spin with iPhones and gizmos.

Here we have a very angry teenager recently blind and struggling with her disability. To make her so angry with just about everyone and everything and so resent any help makes her so unlikeable we have little sympathy for her. If she spoke to me like that I would walk away as I have a zero tolerance to being bullied.

The idea that you would employ a blind cat-sitter in an unknown house in the middle of nowhere is stretching credulity.

Come the bad guys it got much better, there remained plots holes the size found in Emmental cheese but for a TV movie it packed a suspenseful punch.

Overall this was a 5 outta 10, meaning it vaguely amused me while I watched it but really it sucked and I hated the female empowerment issues where every man in the movie was portrayed as evil.

Modernized rehash of better films , even so , It would be o' k ,if only the main character wasn't so annoying and unpleasant. All gimmick about blind or deaf people in life or death situations based on the incredible and scary vulnerability , when you try to put yourself in their shoes . Here , the heroine is so stubborn , dumb and rude that you feel just kind of disgust , hence this film doesn't' work...

"Hush"! I heard a better version is on Netflix. And "Don't Breathe" on...any other platform.

There. I gave you my recommendation. See "Don't Breathe" or "Hush" instead of "See for Me." But, if you feel the need for a triple feature some night, fine, you can include this. But, only because I can't think of another movie this is hyper-similar to.

Our incredibly unlikeable hero of the story is blind and somehow always manages to get around an unfamiliar house where she's cat-sitting and not be seen, for the most part, by three robber intruders. Even more unbelievable, she's holding her phone with the flashlight on while she's talking with a "See for Me" video chat service that helps blind people see in unfamiliar locations. And the robbers still can't track down this victim.

The person on the other end of the "See for Me" service is the only likable character and totally reminded me of Brooke Langton way back on Melrose Place. Not to mention, the lead totally reminded me of a much younger Sarah Polley. But, that's neither here nor there.

This plot is absurd and unrealistic at best, and littered with way too many plot holes at worst. And that lead character we're supposed to root for is so bad and unpleasant, you really only root for Not-Brooke Langton and she's thousands of miles away.

This is on Shudder and I love Shudder. But this REALLY feels like a D-grade Netflix thriller.

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Final Thoughts: Yeah, I have to go here: Like the blind lead, don't see this movie.

A very good premise ridiculed to oblivion,it's not a bad movie just corny & irritatingly unrealistic ,way over the top,a different direction could've saved it.

If you've watched hush or panic room you will know what i mean in the title, although this movie isnt as good as those two its actually not that bad.

For me there could have been a bit more tension build up, but still it was enough to keep me interested throughout, the only minus for me is that the main character sophie gets annoying at times when people are trying there best to help her, you'll know what i mean if you watch it.

Ok all in all this is one of those movies you'll only watch once and most likely forget about, but with no regret of watching it.

6/10 from me.