Days When the Rains Came

Blue Eyed Girl (2025) is one of those small, quietly devastating films that sneaks up on you. On the surface, it presents itself as a modest character drama, but underneath, it's wrestling with inherited trauma, buried secrets, and the complicated ways we protect ourselves from the truth.

Marisa Coughlan gives a beautifully restrained performance, anchoring the film with an emotional honesty that never feels performative. There's a lived-in quality to her work here - the kind that suggests a character who has learned how to survive rather than confront. Beau Bridges adds welcome gravity, delivering a performance that carries decades of unspoken regret in every pause and glance. Eliza Coupe, stepping away from her more comedic instincts, brings surprising depth, offering a sharp, human contrast that keeps the film from sinking into sentimentality.

Directorally, Blue Eyed Girl favors stillness over spectacle, allowing silence to do just as much work as dialogue. The film understands that emotional damage does not always announce itself loudly - often it lingers in body language, half-finished sentences, and moments where characters almost say what matters but pull back. That restraint is one of the film's greatest strengths.

This isn't a movie that hands you easy resolutions or grand statements. Instead, it trusts the audience to sit with discomfort and draw their own conclusions. Blue Eyed Girl may not be flashy, but it's sincere, quietly powerful, and emotionally resonant in ways that last long after the credits roll.

A thoughtful, intimate drama that rewards patience and attention.

Blue Eyed Girl (2025) is a drama that struggles to find its footing. The story centers on a young woman, her sisters, and their father, who battles severe suicidal ideation and attempts. The premise carries serious weight, but the film fails to fully commit to the gravity of the material. At times, the tone wavers, creating an awkward space where the story isn't heavy or impactful enough to resonate as a drama, yet not sharp or humorous enough to function as dark comedy.

The screenplay is the film's biggest weakness. Scenes often drag without building emotional tension or meaningful progression. Moments that should be pivotal and gut-wrenching instead feel flat and uneventful. The narrative meanders, making it difficult to connect with the characters' struggles or feel invested in the outcome.

The performances are uneven. While the actors show occasional glimpses of authenticity, the emotional beats rarely land. The father's storyline, in particular, suffers from inconsistent portrayal, and key moments of his struggle don't carry the emotional weight they deserve. This is compounded by direction that doesn't prioritize pacing or focus, leaving the audience disengaged.

Overall, Blue Eyed Girl presents a heavy topic but mishandles it, resulting in a film that feels tiring and uninspired. It neither fully engages as a drama nor succeeds in offering meaningful insight or entertainment, making it difficult to recommend.

This was such a vibe. A woman comes home when her father is in crisis and reconnects with the one who got away back in high school. She's forced to examine her life and choices, while deciding who and where she wants to be.

This had just enough brevity to balance the heavier themes. Lots of laugh outloud moments, but just enough depth to make you tear up. A fantastic performance from everyone. Loved the authentic Minnesota filming locations!

If you want something that makes you laugh and cry at the same time, this is it! Fantastic cast, all recognizable faces come together to share an all too common story. A coming of age story for a woman in her 40's! Who'd have thought! Really refreshing with such quality. You can tell everyone had fun making this movie. A must watch!

As a man over 50, this is not the genre that I am normally drawn to. Dare I say, "Chick Flick?" The cast is what was so appealing-as well as the fact that a good portion of the movie was filmed in Minnesota, my old stomping ground!

The character development was spot on! I am not far enough away from Cal(Freddy Rodriguez) to be able to escape the haunting feeling of being the dad of young, active children. Being pulled in 9 different directions, feeling neglected, isolated, etc.

I may still be 30 years away from Beau Bridges's character, but I felt the connection to him when he was able to successfully bridge that age gap between himself and his daughters with how he carried himself and the memories that he was able to incorporate into this stage of his relationship with all of them, especially Jane!

From the outside looking in, the movie tackles some familiar issues that have been attempted in the past. Don't let that fool you! Blue Eyed Girl has a certain unique soul to it that digs deeper than movies from the past. Every character faces adversity and not all of them comes out successful on the other side. It's relatable for all ages and is done very well!!