My Blind Brother
Though it sometimes feels like a sketch stretched into a feature, My Blind Brother has a few excellent things going for it, namely its cast (Nick Kroll, Adam Scott, and the always wonderful Jenny Slate) and a plot focusing on a love triangle between the three—a triangle that’s both impeded and enabled by the fact that Robbie (Scott) can’t always tell what’s going on. Because he’s blind. BUT DON’T WORRY: Writer/director Sophie Goodhart’s low-key movie isn’t blindsploitation (that’s a thing, right?), taking care to note how being blind is far from Bill’s only distinguishing characteristic (he also, it turns out, is kind of a prick). Thanks in large part to Slate and Kroll, My Blind Brother ends up being equal parts sweet and awkward, and Goodhart captures the strange, earnest awkwardness that can come from both romantic and family relationships.
by Erik Henriksen