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The Unseen leaves a certain amount of potential unfulfilled, but deft direction and a solid central performance make this disturbing mystery worth a watch. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

Devastated by the tragic death of her young son, Gemma begins experiencing terrifying attacks of blindness. Then, her husband, Will, starts to hear his son's voice. When they are offered a remote retreat to recover, it seems ideal, but it's not.

Genre:

mystery & thriller, drama
Original Language:

English (United Kingdom)
Director:

Gary Sinyor
Producer:

Gary Sinyor
Writer:

Gary Sinyor
Release Date (Theaters):

May 17, 2019 limited
Release Date (Streaming):

May 23, 2019
Runtime:

1h 44m
Production Co:

Magnet Films, Subliminal Films

Cast & Crew

Richard Flood
Will Shields

Jasmine Hyde
Gemma Shields

Simon Cotton
Paul Deitch

Sushil Chudasama
Himesh

Derek Horsham
Malki

Gary Sinyor
Director

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Critic Reviews for Amaurosis

All Critics (25) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (17) | Rotten (8)

For at least half of it, it was a genuinely eerie, uncanny film...very flawed, but for the things it gets right, worth a look.

June 4, 2019 | Full Review…

Mark Kermode
Kermode & Mayo's Film Review
So while the "Wait Until Dark"-like suspense of the film's climax feels a little rote, that's OK, because the foggy depiction of a troubled marriage is plenty disturbing.

May 17, 2019 | Full Review…

Noel Murray
Los Angeles Times
Like a lot of paranoid suspense films, The Unseen works best when its menace is indeed unseen.

December 20, 2017 | Rating: 6 | Full Review…

Kim Newman
Sight & Sound
The film lurches into conventional horror-thriller territory as it progresses, though there are interesting moments ...

December 17, 2017 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Simran Hans
Observer (UK)
A drama of upper-middle-class menace that can't quite bring itself to be a full-on slasher movie, this has a few too many clichés but offers some creepiness and decent performances.

December 17, 2017 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Kim Newman
Empire Magazine
What The Unseen lacks is Roeg's economy... The performances are all good though, and the sterile modernity of both the Shields' and Paul's respective domiciles suits these peculiarly alienated people who, unseen, haunt each other's homes.

December 15, 2017 | Full Review…

Anton Bitel
Little White Lies
On the whole, Amaurosis is a uniquely painful experience whose emotional trauma lingers even after it's reached its end.

July 9, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Douglas Davidson
Elements of Madness
[I]t meanders and blurs, like its protagonist's vision.

June 29, 2019 | Rating: 1.5/5 | Full Review…

Valerie Kalfrin
Film Racket
Aided by inspired performers, The Unseen is a gripping and intelligent, Hitchcock inspired thriller.

June 4, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Tom Jolliffe
Flickering Myth
The treatment of Amaurosis is beautiful, I fell in love with the interior spaces of the couples home and the lake cottage... Jasmine Hyde was both convincing and captivating as the grieving mother trying to move forward with her life.

June 1, 2019 | Rating: 6.5/10 | Full Review…

Katrina Olson
katrinaolson.ca
The Unseen is an impressive exercise in sleight of hand and emotional drama. Sinyor ramps up the suspense as he keeps the audience guessing until the bitter end.

May 31, 2019 | Full Review…

Rob Aldam
Backseat Mafia
Full of potential to be a better movie, but sadly remains just average.

May 21, 2019 | Rating: 5/10 | Full Review…

Jackie K. Cooper
jackiekcooper.com