Look Into My Eyes (2024)

Look Into My Eyes (2024). 1h 45m | R

“In the film *Look Into My Eyes*, a doctor consults a psychic to help her process the death of a little girl who died in her ER. Is this seemingly intelligent woman deluded? Are any of the clients who seek out those who profess to have otherworldly powers out of their minds for doing so? And what about these so-called magic people? Do they truly believe in their ability to speak with the dead and see into the future? The film doesnu0026#39;t ask.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eInstead, this documentary on psychics who work around Manhattan doesnu0026#39;t judge its subjects. Rather, the viewer is simply presented with people (most of whom are frustrated, if not failed, actors) who are as confused and hurting as anyone who feels the need for supernatural guidance.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003ePersonally, I appreciated the lack of judgment throughout the picture. By not putting anyone on the defensive, we are allowed to glimpse this world with the mask off. None of the clairvoyants seem confident in their alleged powers. They all express doubt. One man is devastated when his attempt to read someone fails spectacularly, appearing genuinely hurt when his talent falters.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIn fact, the sadness throughout the film is hard to miss. As the movie reaches its conclusion, one thing becomes clear: we all carry a lot of trauma, and some of us are willing to try anything to resolve it. Humans donu0026#39;t want to believe that bad things happen just because they happen. We are desperate to make the incomprehensible make sense. And people donu0026#39;t care if you have to fabricate answers to give them that solace. After all, which would you prefer: a world where a little girl is shot dead and thatu0026#39;s the end, or one where her death is the beginning of a brand new adventure?u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOf course, death is death. No, you donu0026#39;t go on to other things when you take your last breath. But while that may be the truth, the truth doesnu0026#39;t always set you free.”