At First Sight

1999
PG-13
2h 8m

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6.0/10

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Val Kilmer and Mira Sorvino in At First Sight (1999)

A blind man has an operation to regain his sight at the urging of his girlfriend and must deal with the changes to his life.

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A blind man has an operation to regain his sight at the urging of his girlfriend and must deal with the changes to his life.A blind man has an operation to regain his sight at the urging of his girlfriend and must deal with the changes to his life.A blind man has an operation to regain his sight at the urging of his girlfriend and must deal with the changes to his life.

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IMDb RATING

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Trivia
Val Kilmer prepared for his role by studying with a sculptor friend of his in New Mexico who had lost his sight in Vietnam. At 49:30 (NTSC) he is admiring a sculpture when he first visit's Amy's flat.

Goofs
At the end of the movie Virgil and Amy walk away and Virgil is letting his new guide dog lead him. The guide dog walks straight past the curbside obstacle without hesitation. No working guide dog would have missed this obstacle, it is too inbred during their training. Missing an obstacle of this magnitude would have called for, at the very least, a firm word of caution if not a subtle leash correction. The guide dog would have also stopped to check for traffic as Virgil did not seem to be paying attention.

Quotes
Virgil Adamson: I saw the horizon. It's out there. And though I may not ever be able to touch it, it's worth reaching for.

Crazy credits
At the start of the closing credits: Inspired by Dr. Oliver Sacks' true account of the experiences of Shirl and Barbara Jennings They are now married and living in Atlanta, Georgia Barbara continues to sculpt and although Shirl never regained his vision, he now paints pictures of his brief adventure in sight

Connections
Featured in Late Night with Conan O'Brien: Mira Sorvino/Greg Germann/Goo Goo Dolls (1999)

Soundtracks
It Never Entered My Mind
Music by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by Lorenz Hart
Performed by George Shearing
Courtesy of Concord Jazz, Inc.

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Featured review

9/10

Amazing, absolutely amazing!!!

"At First Sight" is an absolutely amazing movie. I had hesitated to watch this film in the theaters cause of all the bad reviews it got from the critics and from word of mouth from other people i knew. Well, now I've learned a valuable lesson: Don't listen to what other people say. I knew I should have watched it in the theater but it's okay. I have seen it on video and nevertheless I saw it. I went into it expecting a big disappointment. But, rather than that, I fell in love with the movie. It touched me in every way. The fact that it really happened also made me feel extra emotions. This movie is a good one. I don't know what the critics were thinking. I don't know what my friends were thinking, but I guess when I look at it, us romance/drama movie buffs are a small number compared to the action/adventure movie buffs. This movie is absolutely amazing and whatever you do go see it. If you're a romance/drama movie person I'm sure you'll love it!!!