Joss Whedon's metaphysical love story In Your Eyes currently premiered exclusively at Tribeca Film Festival.

Originally written in 1992 by acclaimed sci-fi screenwriter Joss Whedon, In Your Eyes departs from his more common futuristic thematic and dazzles with a romantically dreamy tone.

The Tribeca Film Festival summarizes the film aptly as featured on the IMDb summary.

The successfulness of this film is ultimately reliant on two key aspects. Insanely wonderful acting facilitated by engaging but believable screen-written dialogue and not too insipidly sentimental directing.

Joss Whedon is known for his screen writing thoroughness; taking into consideration all character motivations, believability of behavior, and credibility of consequences. No matter what project type he undertakes he seems especially successful within the science fiction realm. Though In Your Eyes does have a mythical aspect to its plot it is a far more realistic and romance driven plot.

Immediately In Your Eyes clearly explains and simply establishes the psychic connection between the lead characters Rebecca and Dylan. From that point on every choice, every characteristic, and every subplot is a thoughtful and deliberate decision by Whedon so the film can develop plausibly. Further the dialogue is effortlessly convincing as the real speech between two strangers getting to know one another through this mystical connection.

A sincere love story progresses in In Your Eyes despite the characters never physically interacting. Whedon's smartly insightful dialogue facilitates the romance in the movie. Truly this is possible solely due to the superb and impressive acting by the perfectly cast Zoe Kazan and Michael Stahl-David. Zoe Kazan's Rebecca is charming and sweetly skittish, evolving as she opens up to Dylan. Dylan, played by Michael Stahl-David, is equally debonair in a rough-and-tumble kind of way and I am very excited to see how his career progresses after this promising performance.

I was completely engrossed by characters as they told their life stories, the weird moments in life explained by the other person and the amazing connection they develop. Though the ending is slightly commonplace, for a romantic film it is not nearly as sappy as the mainstream movies saturating the market.

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In Your Eyes was written by Joss Wedon and he is also the executive producer. Considering his track record, I was expecting a heck of a movie. Instead, I saw a heck of a premise but as the film progressed, it felt less and less satisfying. It's a shame, as I really wanted to love this film as I like romantic movies and it did hook me early on in the film.

Zoe Kazan stars as Rebecca—a married woman who lives in a rather cold marriage. Michael Stahl-Davis stars as David—a single man who has a long history as a screw-up. He's an ex-con on parole and his life is rather dull and empty. Soon both begin hearing a voice inside their head and experiencing strange pains and sensations. A bit later, they can even see what the voice in their head sees. They both realize that somehow, they are psychically connected to each other---even though he lives in New Mexico and she in New England! At first this scares them, but soon they enjoy the sensation and spend more and more time talking to each other. But, in order to hear the other person, they need to talk out loud—and this causes HUGE problems for each of them. Soon, everyone thinks the pair are nuts—and this comes as no surprise.

What I have told you so far I really liked. It was quirky and fun. But what to do with this—that was a serious problem for me as I watched. One problem is that Rebecca IS married and the scene of the pair mutually masturbating because they other can see and feel this disturbed me. Call me old fashioned, but it seemed like adultery—and that's something that makes it very hard to care about the couple. If she was having marital problems, why not talk them out with your husband? And, if you have your own psychic hotline to a friend across the country, why not arrange to meet them like any normal pair of people would do?! Instead, the final portion of the film reminded me of E.T. running from the federal agents—as David jumped probation and stole a car to rescue Rebecca! And, when the film ends, neither have any place to go nor any money and it's winter. I guess the message is to just run away from your problems and magic will make them go away! Don't these details seem important to anyone?!

All in all, the premise for In Your Eyes was wonderful but the script seemed to have a lot of holes and illogical scenes. And, it's a shame as Kazan and Stahl-Davis REALLY were wonderful in the film—very likable and very, very capable actors.

Dylan Kershaw (Michael Stahl-David) lives in a rundown trailer in New Mexico after serving time for robbery and works in a car wash. Rebecca Porter (Zoe Kazan) is well-off, married to doctor Phillip Porter (Mark Feuerstein). Dylan and Rebecca first experienced the other's thoughts when Rebecca hit a tree during a childhood sledding accident. Their connections get clearer and they actually talk to each other.

This is a light supernatural romance. It's a fun imaginative take from writer Joss Whedon. The leads' chemistry is quite good despite being physically apart. Zoe Kazan is a sweet compelling actress. The slapping scene is hilarious. The movie doesn't take an obvious step. The characters would obviously want to meet in person or even FaceTime. There is one way that the story could keep them apart. It's an obvious step not taken. It seems like Whedon spent his time more with the songs for the movie. It keeps the tension at low boil and the ending seems rushed.