Quartile rating: 8/10 · 2 ratings
When a 10-year-old boy goes missing, lead investigator Greg Harper struggles to balance the pressure of the investigation and troubles with his wife, Jackie. Facing a recent affair, great strain is put on the family that slowly gnaws away at Jackie's grip on reality. But after a malicious presence manifests itself in their home and puts their son, Connor, in mortal danger, the cold, hard truth about evil in the Harper household is finally uncovered.
I See You is a genuinely clever and surprising thriller that earns its reputation as an underrated gem. The plot is its standout feature — the phrogging twist recontextualizes the entire first act brilliantly, delivering one of the more inventive structural reveals in recent horror-thriller cinema. Novelty is high because the film's layered, perspective-shifting narrative is truly distinctive and difficult to predict, combining home invasion, procedural mystery, and suburban drama in an unusually crafted way. Acting is competent — Helen Hunt brings weight to a difficult role — but the ensemble is uneven in places. Cinematography is solid but unremarkable, functional rather than visually ambitious. The ending resolves satisfactorily but doesn't quite match the audacity of the mid-film twist, landing as effective rather than exceptional.