doodlesjr-896-698684
Movies so rarely touch the heart, and this one was perfect.
juneebuggy
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
tieman64
Irwin Winkler's "At First Sight" stars Val Kilmer and Mira Sorvino as a couple of lovers. He's a blind masseuse, she's an architect, and together then embark on a journey rife with back rubs, kissing and cuddling.The film's first act does well to sketch the difficulties of the visually impaired. By its second act, however, Kilmer's blindness is used as a hokey metaphor for the wisdom of the sightless, who are able to appreciate the oft overlooked subtleties of nature and womanhood. As such, Sorvino melts in Kilmer's arms, this dashing blind dude peering deep into her soul like no man with 20/20 vision ever could. Conventional? Yes, but Kilmer and Sorvino have good chemistry, and the film's "massage scenes" are interesting, Kilmer's generous hands practically spurring Sorvino to orgasm. If only, she thinks, all men saw as as Kilmer does.6/10 – Worth one viewing. See Minnelli's "The Clock".
SnoopyStyle
From the closing text, this is based on a true story. Virgil (Val Kilmer) is a blind masseur who has a special touch. Amy (Mira Sorvino) is a hard working New York architect. At a resort, Amy falls completely head over heels after getting a massage from Virgil. When Amy learns of a new radical surgery, Virgil is angered at first, but relents to do the surgery. He regains his sight, but gets new problems that puts strains in their relationship.It may be based on a true story, but it's not a compelling story. It's as if somebody had laid out the rom-com formula, and fit the story to it. For a story with an interesting premise, there is a distinct lack of drama. It's fairly uninspired.
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