Apple of My Eye

2017 1h 25m EN

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 24

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Synopsis

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A young girl struggles after a traumatic horse riding accident causes her to lose her eyesight. CHARLES, the head trainer of Southeastern Guide Dogs, trains Apple, a miniature horse, to be her companion and surrogate eyes.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Amy Smart
Caroline Andrews
Jack Griffo
Sebastian
AJ Michalka
Kai
Liam McIntyre
Jason Andrews
Burt Reynolds
Charlie
Avery Arendes
Bailey Andrews
Castille Landon
Ari
Lindsay Lamb
Jenny

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Castille Landon
Writers: Castille Landon
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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3 / 8

CAST

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Directed by Castille Landon, shot by Adrian Peng Correia. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by George Kallis. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Lindsay Mofford shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Amy Smart and Jack Griffo and AJ Michalka carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5579982 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 24 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Castille Landon directs. Adrian Peng Correia behind the camera. George Kallis scores. Lindsay Mofford cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 9 years ago.
3Directed by Castille Landon, shot by Adrian Peng Correia. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by George Kallis. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Lindsay Mofford shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Amy Smart and Jack Griffo and AJ Michalka carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt5579982 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 24 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Adrian Peng Correia
Original score: George Kallis
Editing: Lindsay Mofford
Production design: Lindsay Lamb
Runtime: 85 min · 1h 25m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Apple of My Eye (2017)

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iieeef2017-03-13
★ 5/10
A tender story about a teenager who loses her sight after a riding accident and has to learn to cope with her new life. Not quite embracing any of the guide dogs offered to her, her life begins anew when the guide dog trainer decides to train an adorable miniature horse to be her companion animal. Obviously geared towards the older single digit crowd, this story unfolds without a single emotional outburst or anything that might possibly scar the young ones. In this world, going blind carries with it the same inconvenience as having to take out the trash or do the dishes. Ugh, chores. Ugh, blindness. But maybe that's good in teaching the lesson that it really is not a big deal, and everyone should be treated the same. Of laughable distinction though, and worth mentioning, is the casting of the parents. Amy Smart and Liam McIntyre are both just old enough to seem ancient to any nine year old, and since that's the target audience we can ignore the fact that they lack chemistry as a couple, bear no resemblance to their child, and give off more of an auditioning actor vibe than a parent concerned with their 16 year old daughter's new disability. Add to that the fact that lead actress Avery Arendes, though entirely capable, carries herself with such seriousness that the presumed age gap between her and her parents shrinks. So for heart, this film gets a solid two thumbs up from the under ten in me. But the middle schooler inside is looking down his nose at me and wants to kill me for picking this on Netflix.

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