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- 1999
- PG-13
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- 2 h 8 m
- 1999
- PG-13
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- 2 h 8 m
Summary The story of a young woman architect (Sorvino) who falls in love with a blind man (Kilmer). She encourages him to undergo a radical operation to restore his sight, but ultimately his truest vision comes from the love he finds in his heart. (MGM)
Directed By: Irwin Winkler
Written By: Oliver Sacks, Steve Levitt
- 1999
- PG-13
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- 2 h 8 m
- 1999
- PG-13
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- 2 h 8 m
At First Sight
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7.9
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Summary The story of a young woman architect (Sorvino) who falls in love with a blind man (Kilmer). She encourages him to undergo a radical operation to restore his sight, but ultimately his truest vision comes from the love he finds in his heart. (MGM)
Directed By: Irwin Winkler
Written By: Oliver Sacks, Steve Levitt
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 21 Critic Reviews
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19% Positive
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52% Mixed
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29% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 21 Critic Reviews
41
19% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
52% Mixed
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
29% Negative
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
An exceptionally touching and provocative love story. [15 January 1999, Calendar, p. F-4]
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 63 User Ratings
7.9
79% Positive
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14% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 63 User Ratings
7.9
79% Positive
50 Ratings
50 Ratings
6% Mixed
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
14% Negative
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
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It's a movie drenched in narcissism and wish-fulfillment, almost a textbook on how to make a formulaic, romantic film.
Val Kilmer, clearly pleased to be entering the Oscar disability sweepstakes, does what he can as the hunk who learns how to see.
For all the tear-jerking plot twists, it's a glumly dry-eyed affair.
Director Irwin Winkler and his cast obviously hope to shed light on the boundaries of love, and instead come up with a walloping case of the preachies.
The film slips into a coma early on and never awakens.
