I Still See You |
USA • 2018 • 98m •
  • Directed by: Scott Speer. • Starring: Bella Thorne, Richard Harmon, Dermot Mulroney, Amy Price-Francis, Shaun Benson, Louis Herthum, Thomas Elms, Sara Thompson, David Lawrence Brown, Hugh Dillon, Stephanie Moroz, Micah Kennedy, Marina Stephenson Kerr. • Music by: Bear McCreary.      Ten years after an apocalyptic event left the world haunted by ghosts, Roni receives a threatening message from beyond the grave. Joining forces with a mysterious classmate, Kirk, Roni descends into a shadow world that blurs the bounds of the living and the dead-and begins a desperate race against time to stop a cunning killer.
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And yet you can catch a glimpse of that lovely face with those sparkling eyes through the mascara. I myself was such an alternativo in times long past and I knew girls who looked like this. But believe me. There were quite a few scarecrows between them who used the thick layer of make-up as a camouflage. Bella Thorne, on the other hand, remains a ravishing appearance. Maybe her lips look rather botox-treated. But otherwise, she's a very attractive looking young lady. Especially when she's a wearing a T-shirt braless. But enough about Bella Thorne. There is also the movie.
Just like in "Shovel Buddies" we are dealing here with deceased fellow humans. Something Veronica (Bella Thorne) is confronted with in her daily life. And not only Veronica. People worldwide see the victims of a scientific fiasco in which a laboratory imploded. An implosion that made people disappear within a mile radius, after which they re-appeared as holographic images in society. Somewhat like the shadows that remained behind of the people who were present in Nagasaki and Hiroshima when the atomic bomb fell.
So these aren't phenomena as Cole could see in "The Sixth Sense" or Thomas in "Odd Thomas". Cole and Thomas saw real spirits. In "I still see you" it's visualized memories that appear daily at regular intervals, performing the same routine all the time. Until you touch them and they disappear with a plop. They are immutable appearances without consciousness that have no influence on daily society. Until one of them appears in the bathroom where Veronica is taking a shower. It tries to tell her something life-threatening is going to happen.
And that's what's similar to the aforementioned films. Namely that entities from the hereafter warn the main character that something is about to happen. Anyway, these appearances are part of today's society. Kids at school are having lessons about these "remnants" as they are called. They are remains from the past. The only thing I didn't understand very well, was the presence of people from an ancient past.
I add "I still see you" to the list "horrors for teenage girls". There's certainly no trembling and shuddering while watching such films (such as in "Happy death day" or "Before I fall"). So, don't expect screaming teenage girls running out of the movie theater. And there's also a bit of romance in this movie so that this target audience can daydream a bit. At first, I expected an exciting film with paranormal and ghostly events. In retrospect, it's sort of a Nancy Drew-like film in which Veronica tries to solve the mystery of a so-called serial killer with the help of fellow student Kirk (Richard Harmon), who's really interested in these "remnants".
Although the movie is filled with sometimes beautiful images and you can call the story highly original, it's all in all a bit disappointing. The start was promising. But as the film progressed it all became rather superficial. And guessing the ultimate outcome wasn't so hard either. "I still see you" is indeed a movie suited for teenagers who are sitting anxiously close to each other while watching. For me, it was just like watching a political debate.
Review by peterp-450-298716 from the Internet Movie Database.
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