At First Sight (1999)

	Kevin Thomas - LA Times
	Tom Keogh - Film.com
	Michael Wilmington - Chicago Tribune
	James Berardinelli - ReelViews
	Susan Stark - Detroit News
	Roger Ebert - Chicago Sun-Times
	Margaret McGurk - Cincinnati Enquirer
	Lisa Schwarzbaum - EW
	Jeff Vice - Deseret News
	Jack Mathews - Newsday
	G. Allen Johnson - SF Examiner
	Diana Abu-Jaber - Portland Oregonian
	Mark Burger - Winston-Salem Journal
	Janet Maslin - NY Times
	Joe Baltake - Sacramento Bee

“A handsome, expertly crafted film”

- Kevin Thomas

“It’s difficult to watch this film, not only because of the subject matter and the way it’s been handled by director Irwin Winkler, but also because of its casting”

- Joe Baltake

At First Sight

A blind man is convinced by his new girlfriend to undergo experimental sight-restoration surgery. Based on a true story by Oliver Sacks, M.D. Val Kilmer, Mira Sorvino, Kelly McGillis, Nathan Lane, Steven Weber, Bruce Davison. Director: Irwin Winkler (1999, PG-13)

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