At First Sight
1999, Romance, 2h 8m
38 Reviews 10,000+ RatingsWhat to know
Interesting premise, but too long and conventional. Read critic reviews
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Virgil 'Virg' Adamson
Amy Benic
Jennie Adamson
Duncan Allanbrook
Dr. Charles Aaron
Phil Webster
Critic Reviews for At First Sight
All Critics (38) | Top Critics (8) | Fresh (12) | Rotten (26)
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Unfortunately, its moments of fascination and its good performances are mired in the morass of romance and melodrama that surrounds it. A blind man can see, and still he's trapped in a formulaic studio plot.
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Audience Reviews for At First Sight
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Apr 20, 2014It is an interesting observation that even if your eyes can see, you have to learn to see. The love story angle is a bit predictable.Red L Super Reviewer
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Feb 20, 2011At first Sight is about seeing life as it is and being content with your situation despite the imperfections of it. A successful, beautiful, New York architect Mira Sorvino (as Amy Benic) gets a rubdown from hunky blind masseur Val Kilmer (as Virgil Adamson) who lost his eyesight at a young age and the two fall in love. Kilmer plays a very convincing blind man who's learnt to rely fully on his senses. The scene where it's about to rain is beautiful, his perception is intuitive. Kilmer undergoes treatment to recover his sight, thanks to conveniently placed doctor Bruce Davidson (as Charles Aaron). He "learns" to cope with seeing for the first time but it is very strange for him. Everyone that can see all their lives take many things for granted. Mia Sorvino and Val Kilmer give charming performances but the stand-out is for me Kelly McGillis. She portrays a generous sister who sacrificed her life to taking care of her blind brother.Deb S Super Reviewer
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Apr 23, 2010A trite romantic melodrama about a blind masseuse who regains his sight. Based on a true story.Juli R Super Reviewer
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Jan 28, 2010It was a cheesy movie and I would have liked it if they would have explored further in depth about how seeing isn't all it seems when all you've known is being blind. Interesting, but not a great movie.Sarah P Super Reviewer
At First Sight Quotes
| Virgil Adamson: | As a blind man, I think I see a lot better than when I as sighted...because I think we don't really see with our eyes. I think we live in darkness when we don't really see what's real about ourselves. |
| Phil Webster: | Virgil, you can see a lot, but none of that matters if you lose sight of what you want. |
| Virgil Adamson: | Seeing sucks. |
| Phil Webster: | Basically, your eyes work, but you brain hasn't learned to process the information. You are mentally blind. |
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