Length:
82 minutes
Release
Date: January 19, 2016
Rating:
R
Director:
Kevin Greutert
Visions
opens with a woman named Eveleigh going through the aftermath of a
car accident. As they move her gurney through the hospital, she
repeatedly asks about the other woman and the baby who were involved
in the accident. Some time later, she and her husband David move to a
new home to start a winery. Eveleigh reveals that she was on
antidepressants after the accident but that she stopped taking the
medication after learning she was pregnant with their first child. We
also learn that the baby in the other car passed away, which led to
Eveleigh suffering from PTSD and blaming herself, even though she was
cleared of causing the accident.
David
throws an elaborate party as a way to get to know the new neighbors.
They hear a speech from the owner of the area's largest and oldest
vineyard that nothing ever grows on the land and that basically it's
a huge struggle. This plants a seed of doubt in her mind as to
whether they made the right choice. She later encounters Helena –
the leading wine reviewer – standing over their bed and stuck in
some kind of trance. When Helena comes out of it, she plays the whole
thing off like nothing happened but makes a quick exit.
Eveleigh
is still trying to deal with her stress, so her doctor recommends a
prenatal yoga class. There, she meets Sadie, a young pregnant woman
who is more like her and less like the stuck up moms in the group.
The two become quick friends and immediately begin spending more time
together. As David urges her to go back on her medication, Sadie is
there to tell her that she should do what she wants.
When
Eveleigh begins seeing things, it's Sadie who helps her through it
and believes in her. At one point, she sees a bottle of wine shatter,
a gun on the floor, and a bloody hand print on the wall. By the time
that David gets there, everything is back to normal. The more she
freaks out over the weird things happening in their new home, the
less supportive David becomes. While she believes the house is
haunted, she has to learn the connection she has to the house if she
hopes to save herself and her unborn child.
Visions
is probably my favorite horror movie that I've seen recently, which
has nothing to do with my girl crush on Isla Fisher who plays
Eveleigh. It's the kind of movie with so many twists and turns that
you can't help trying to guess what might happen. Just when you think
you know what's going on, something else happens that makes you
second guess yourself and come up with a whole new theory. While I
did guess the ending early on, I decided I was wrong and kept coming
up with new theories.
Though
it isn't a creepy movie, it is pretty unsettling. There are scenes
where Eveleigh sees what looks like her neighbor carrying out a dead
body or a man just standing in the field and watching them that makes
you want to look away.
The only
problem is that the movie occasionally has too many characters. Do we
really need to see Jim Parsons in something like three scenes as her
doctor? Do we need to meet Sadie's husband just once before he pops
up again? The worst is probably Eva Longoria as Eileen, Eveleigh's
best friend from back in the city. She shows up for the party, calls
her later to say she'll be in Paris for a few months, and then
randomly shows up for an intervention David stages. I get that Eileen
is her connection to the city and her old life, but the character
really isn't needed.
Despite
too many characters, I really enjoyed Visions. It's one of the best
I've seen recently.
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