The Apple of My Eye (I) (2016) User Reviews

Aye, Aye

[writers_reign · 6/10 · 29 December 2016]

In French the tile is Le Purnelle de mes yeux which translates as 'the pupil of my eyes, plural, thus making something of a hash of the expression we in England know as 'the apple of my eye', singular. It's a mostly ho-hum entry with no 'names' either in front of or behind the camera that will mean anything in England. Typical male chauvinist encounters a girl in a lift and completely fails to notice she's blind. Later he thinks it might be a hoot to pretend that he himself is blind. Can you see where we're going with this? I hope so because you should be ahead of me. There was a post-war movie from Hollywood on a similar premise with Dana Andrews as a blind pianist in a band run by Hoagy Carmichael - Andrews had lost his sight in battle and it was restorable. Again the female lead, in this case Ms Gotrocks, also affected blindness and went so far as to sponsor a competition and fixed it for Andrews to win. It wasn't Citizen Kane but it was still light years ahead of this.

nice

[Kirpianuscus · 15 January 2023]

A nice easy comedy. Some humor, some romance, some cliches , few drops of tension, a lie and , for beginning, antipaty , blindness in various perspectives and the old formula of two brothers in love with two sisters.

Sure, Greek music and a bizzare guy as emploee to the chomage bureau , few terrible scenes and decent acting.

Essential, just nothing new, surprising or seductive. Familiar ? Off course, in few moments too familiar, seeming be a modest copy of classic 1970 films.

But, with some crumbs of indulgence, it just works not so bad.

In short, a correct French comedy. Humor and nice dialogue and nice critic of prejudices.