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At First Sight (1998)

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Reviews Counted: 33 Fresh: 12  Rotten:21 Average Rating: 5.4/10
 
Consensus: Interesting premise, but too long and conventional.
 

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Runtime: 2 hrs 21 mins

Synopsis: Amy (Sorvino) is a fast-paced Manhattan architect who falls for the the masseur at a resort where she is trying to relax. Virgil has been blind since the age of three, and is cared for by his loving sister. Amy takes Virgil to New York, to his sister's objections, in order for him to receive a... Amy (Sorvino) is a fast-paced Manhattan architect who falls for the the masseur at a resort where she is trying to relax. Virgil has been blind since the age of three, and is cared for by his loving sister. Amy takes Virgil to New York, to his sister's objections, in order for him to receive a radical new treatment which will restore his sight. Though the surgery is successful, Virgil's added sense creates a whole new set of problems for him, straining his relationship with Amy. When disease once again threatens his vision, important decisions must be made, which will affect Virgil and Amy forever. [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Val Kilmer, Mira Sorvino, Kelly McGillis, Steven Weber, Bruce Davison

Director: Irwin Winkler
Screenwriter: Steve Levitt, Irwin Winkler, Rob Cowan
Producer: Rob Cowan, Irwin Winkler
Composer: Mark Isham

DVD Info

Release:

Mar 1, 2009

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Keep Case

Audio:

  • (unspecified) - English

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05/20/03
Leonard Schwarz
Palo Alto Weekly
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At first sight this film is terrible. At second sight, it's even worse.

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04/11/03
Alex Sandell
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02/08/03
John R. McEwen
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James Rocchi
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Minneapolis Star Tribune
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10/15/02
Margaret A. McGurk
Cincinnati Enquirer
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At First Sight, at second sight, at third sight - it doesn't matter how many times you look. This movie never decides what it wants to be.

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08/16/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
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07/31/02
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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Though derived from a true story chronicled by Dr. Oliver Sacks in his 1996 book "An Anthropologist On Mars," "Sight" always seems closer to soap opera than case study.

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06/21/02
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette
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Com o perdão do trocadilho, era melhor não ter visto este filme.

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05/31/02
Pablo Villaca
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03/19/02
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A romantic drama with insights into seeing with the heart and not trying to control the other person.

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03/03/02
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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The two leads have never been more appealing.

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02/06/02
Chuck Rudolph
Matinee Magazine
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It's OK. It should not be fiscally encouraged, however. It's the greatest sin of Hollywood - competent but forgettable filmmaking.

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06/14/01
Karina Montgomery
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