At First Sight

1999

Action / Drama / Romance

12
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 46% · 37 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 46% · 10K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.0/10 10 15270 15.3K

blind massage therapist

Plot summary

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.

Director

Irwin Winkler Photo
Irwin Winkler

Top cast

Tony Devon Photo
Tony Devon as Hockey Fan
Willie C. Carpenter Photo
Willie C. Carpenter as Jack Falk
Val Kilmer Photo
Val Kilmer as Virgil Adamson
Steven Weber Photo
Steven Weber as Duncan Allanbrook
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
1.15 GB
1280*688
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
2 hr 8 min
Seeds 12
2.37 GB
1904*1024
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
2 hr 8 min
Seeds 10

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by sistersam 7 / 10

Do we have the right to make changes for others?

I watched this film on late night TV and definitely enjoyed it. I think it will stay with me because it reminded me that sometimes I try to change people to make life better for them as I think it should be. I must be more conscious in finding out What they want before I start the process of changing. I think Virgil was much more intuitive and happy in his blindness. Although his life was a simple one, he was happy. Amy tried to make him part of her world and regaining his sight became very frightening and confusing for him, especially in New York City. He went from serenity and peace with his life to confusion and anger. Maybe it is good that he lost his sight again.
Reviewed by juneebuggy 9 / 10

This is one of my favorite guilty pleasure romances.

There I said it. I just like everything about this movie even though (if I'm honest) this time through I did find Val Kilmer's perpetual goofy grin and childlike ways kind of off putting (unsexy) On a plus this was made back when he still looked "Top Gun" good and the initial massage sequences are very sensual.Kilmer plays Virgil Adamson a blind masseur who falls in love with one of his clients (Mira Sorvino). He goes home with her to New York and agrees to undergo a risky operation to restore his sight. The outcome however is not what anyone could have predicted and leaves him longing for his former sightless world.Ultimately, besides being a great romance this movie made me think about "seeing" in a whole new way especially in how your brain processes vision. Kilmer does do a great job showing Virgil's struggles in that respect. Based on a true story. 12.13
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