Nerds That Geek Movie Review: ‘The Eyes of My Mother’

Written by Scott Edwards

There is something to be said about having interactions with others. I know these days with social media, we think that we are getting a fair share of interacting with people, but it really does not match up with talking to someone face to face. There is something about being able to read into what someone else is telling you, and I hate to say it, but you cannot do that by simply reading what is posted online, since you don’t really get the tone of what they are trying to say. Get out there and say hi to people, start a conversation with a stranger and make sure that you are not being lost in the digital world. 

Young Francisca is learning something new from her mother every day and she is loving it as always. With her mother being an eye doctor back in her old country of Portugal, Francisca gets to see how she was trained firsthand, by operating on their cows and seeing how things work. But that is not all Francisca’s mother is doing for her daughter, she is helping to show the girl that death is not as bad as people on the television make it out to be and being desensitized to it over the years, Francisca gets to witness something horrific up close and personal.

While playing with her doll in the yard, Francisca is approached by a stranger that is looking for the man of the house. Seeing that her daughter is talking to a stranger, Francisca’s mother runs to help out and is charmed by the young man and invites him into the house to use the bathroom. But Charlie has something else on his mind and without anyone there to stop him, is able to get Francisca’s mother alone and do what he came to the house to do. When the young girl’s father arrives home and sees his daughter sitting and listening to something horrific, he takes matters into his own hands. Locking the killer in his barn and having Francisca clean up the mess and help bury his wife, he only has his daughter to live for, but that will not be enough.

Waking up years later and finding her father has passed on, Francisca goes on with her everyday life and keeps him by her side. With her best friend Charlie still alive in the barn, but without his eyes and tongue, the man is as good as dead, but visiting him on a daily basis is still on the top of her list. But this is not enough for the young woman any longer and she needs to find someone to spend time with and tries out her luck at the local bar. Bringing Kimiko home and telling her new friend about her past, it is obvious that Francisca wants something that the woman cannot give her and when she tries to leave, she falls to Francisca’s wrath that has been held at bay by her father for so many years. Not knowing what to do next, Francisca needs to find out where her parentless path will take her, or at least try to find someone to spend time with her to keep her from going crazy.

After hearing that one of my friends really liked this movie, I could not wait for it to hit one of my streaming services. This might not be on the top of many people’s horror movie lists, but I will tell you that it is one of the most disturbing and depressing movies you will ever see, horror movie or not. With the lack of a life outside of her home, it is obvious that Francisca has major social issues when it comes to talking to people that can talk back, but with the help of her television, she is able to get some points across. The visuals in this movie are epic and I am sure that I will be seeing more shots in my head as time goes on, because they were just stunning. With a little bit of blood, hacking apart bodies, an eyeless and tongue-less guest, cows and a craving to be accepted by someone, this is a deep study into Francisca and her life without her mother who taught her everything that she knows, even in death. Stay Scared.

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