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Take My Eyes

Where it reads 'home' read 'hell'. Where it reads 'love' there is pain

2003 · 1h 43m · Not Rated Drama, Romance
Directed by Icíar Bollaín

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One winter night, Pilar runs away from home. With her, she takes only a few belongings and her son, Juan. Antonio soon sets out to look for her. He says Pilar is his sunshine, and what's more, "She gave him her eyes"...

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91%
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Fresh

Approaching potentially unpleasant subject matter with humor, intelligence and deep compassion for its flawed yet infinitely human characters, Take My Eyes is almost certain to rank as one of the year's best films.

Jeff Shannon, Seattle Times
Fresh

An extraordinarily truthful and piercing drama about spousal abuse.

Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune
Fresh

What makes the movie fascinating is that it doesn't settle for a soap opera resolution to this story, with Pilar as the victim, Antonio as the villain, and evil vanquished. It digs deeper and more painfully.

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh

Though deceptively straightforward in its exploration of the causes and effects of domestic abuse, Take My Eyes benefits from the grubby verisimilitude Bollain brings to his material, which otherwise might have lapsed into movie-of-the-week superficiality

Nathan Rabin, AV Club
Fresh

This tale of domestic abuse breaks little new stylistic or psychological ground, but it is a searing, well-acted drama that should strike universal chords.

Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter

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