This is a garbage film. Even so, I would rather watch this pile of garbage than Saw II, and Saw III that I watched this week. As others mentioned the female lead and the original kidnapper were decent, not great. The boyfriend, his mother and father are pure Z grade garbage. The story, dialogue, and all the crappy twists are all garbage.The cinematography, editing and music was competent. Not great but workable. Daniel Fanaberia wrote the story and he performed as the kidnapper. His story sucks. I hope he has better stories.I watched it because I got it in a set of 10 movies for $5 and I finished watching it to see how this mess would end. The only way I made it through the end is because I was distracted by playing guitar while watching. If the filmmakers had a decent story/dialogue the actors could have handled this project, and it would have turned into a C rating for a B movie. And a better story would have been a B rating for a B movie. And if it had some genuine original and twisted scenes with higher caliber actors, cinematographers and music, we would be in the realm of an A rating for a B movie. However, what we have here is basically a bunch of guys who technically can produce a project, but starting with a fairly crappy, bottom of barrel story, the final result is garbage. Not worth seeing. Unfortunately, there is nothing of value here. Except what not to do in movies.Here's a novel idea: Start with a decent story, rewrite it into a suspenseful screenplay with some thought provoking intense dialogue. Then start procuring funding to hire actors, crew, renting equipment, scouting locations, and etc to produce a film.Rating is a F, for a B movie. 1 star.

This movie wanted so badly to be an edge of your seat thriller full of twists and turns that would leave the audience breathless. The only way I could see the audience getting breathless would be with how fast they were running to get out of the theatre. A murder happens, then we meet our happy couple. They're going to visit his parents and he has issues with them. Then, news of the murder is mentioned. Apparently the boyfriend of the victim has gone missing. This causes a conversation that is possibly the most cack- handed use of Chekhov's Gun in cinema history where the girl laments it's always the boyfriend and women shouldn't be stupid enough to date psychopaths. Her own boyfriend might as well have a flashing neon sign that says GUILTY above his head at this point. The writer may have realised this. Maybe they felt bad about making it so obvious right at the beginning. That almost - almost - explains why they felt the need to throw in several other 'twists'. To their credit, I didn't see the twists coming, but to their detriment, that's only because those twists were so mindnumbingly ridiculous, nobody in their right mind would have predicted them. Don't waste your time on this, it's outright terrible. It's marketed as a road trip/abduction movie, but really, it's some bizarre attempt at Hitchcock meets Agatha Christie that fails in every way.

I can only describe this as brilliant, spelt as C R A P... The most entertaining part of it was the father's poetic lines in between it all. This film can only be matched to films such as Eden Lake and Wolf Creek, which in my opinion are brilliant exams of terrible films. The script was predictable throughout, the eventual outcome was foreseeable; it is a film that makes you want to scream at the television because of how ridiculous it is, but yet you don't turn it off because it's somewhat of a fatal fascination. For acting ability, there will certainly be no Oscars. I strongly suspect that a better film could be put together by amateurs. I wouldn't recommend this film at all.

The independent film community is ready to demand some attention. Clint Lien (Director) and Daniel Fanaberia (Writer) prove this with their thriller BEHIND YOUR EYES.The story is captivating, as Fanaberia takes viewers on a contorted thrill ride, filled with action, suspense, twists, and even a few laughs.Tom Sandoval, who plays Steven, has some big things in store for him! He is absolutely compelling to watch. His passion on screen is magnetic, and I am excited to see what he brings to the table in the future... because Hollywood isn't done with him yet! Fanaberia also lends his talent to the character of Mark Balentine for some on screen fun. He is extremely talented, and his versatility is more than apparent in this film. Another fresh talent, Kristen Doute (who plays Katie Richter), is simply radiant. This is another name to watch in the film world! She possesses an incredible depth (and strength) that translates beautifully to film. The quality of this film is far superior to most indie thrillers. They made this film with care, and it shows. Film lovers should really take the time out to appreciate all of the hard work that it takes to make an independent film, such as this one. BEHIND YOUR EYES proves that thrillers are no longer reserved for big budget Hollywood studios!