All I see is You, a film that can’t seem to get a clear view on what it wants to be, flip flops from a love story to a drama, and even to an erotic fantasy in a rather ridiculous and discombobulated manner. It’s a cinematic experience many will want remove from memory after they are done watching this strange rather uninspiring story.
Gina (Blake Lively), a young woman who lost her sight in a car accident, lives with her husband James (Jason Clarke) in a sterile cold apartment located in Bangkok. Gina is completely dependent on her seemingly loving husband who is more than willing to keep control of his wife’s life. The couple, desperate to have a baby, visit a renowned eye specialist named Dr. Hughes (Danny Huston) who tells Gina and James that the left eye can’t be saved but he can salvage Gina’s right eye. Jumping at the chance to see again, Gina agrees to the eye surgery and once out of recovery is overjoyed that the procedure successfully restores her vision.
Seeing the world again as an adult, Gina begins a journey of self-discovery. She changes her hair color, style of dress, gets attracted to another man, and sets out on a mission to convince James to move into a new home. The changes become more apparent after the two visit her sister’s family in Spain. Gina is exposed to the wild streets of Barcelona, a torrid peep show, and her sister’s sexually free marriage. All the stimulation only amplifies the changes in Gina’s personality. James does not adjust well to the transition in Gina and finds himself resenting his wife’s independence.
The one dimensional performances by the cast in this sluggish production do nothing to create intrigue or interest. There are strange shapes, images, and sounds sprinkled throughout the film to give us an idea of what the world must have been like for Gina when she was blind but, all these touches are so random and unorganized making the effect more annoying than interesting. Flashes of the past along with images of Gina’s imagination are so jumbled and do nothing to tie the film together.
This silly melodrama about a failing marriage doesn’t create any intensity or mystery. There are hints that suspense and thrills are around the corner but nothing is clear and the audience will be left to guess or assume the actual outcome. The odd and rather abrupt ending will leave anyone watching this film only seeing disappointment when they realize they just went on a two-hour journey to nowhere.
