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Title: At First Sight (1999)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Val Kilmer | ... | Virgil Adamson | |
| Mira Sorvino | ... | Amy Benic | |
| Kelly McGillis | ... | Jennie Adamson | |
| Steven Weber | ... | Duncan Allanbrook | |
| Bruce Davison | ... | Dr. Charles Aaron | |
| Nathan Lane | ... | Phil Webster | |
| Ken Howard | ... | Virgil's Father | |
| Laura Kirk | ... | Betsy Ernst | |
| Margo Winkler | ... | Nancy Bender | |
| Diana Krall | ... | Singer | |
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Brett Robbins | ... | Ethan |
| Willie C. Carpenter | ... | Jack Falk (as Willie Carpenter) | |
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Charles Winkler | ... | Health Instructor |
| Drena De Niro | ... | Caroline | |
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Kelly Chapman | ... | Susan (as Kelly Chapman Meyer) |
First Sight is true to the title from start to finish. Val Kilmer skates in the dark appears FIRST to Mira Sorvino car headlights driving lost searching for her retreat spa motel. Kilmers FIRST visual memory links him coincidently to his last. This is a true love drama with Nathan Lane providing laughs counseling visual therapy. All stars emotional vulnerability teach the audience learning love matters in art, architecture, education, parenting, massage and trees. Written by Larry Auburn
I went into the theater expecting the normal amount of mushiness one can assume will be present in a love story. However, I was pleasantly surprised. At First Sight contains little sappiness, or other such material that only takes up time. Instead, the film was an honest look at one man's attempt to adjust to the "sight" world. At First Sight offered a look into the struggles Virgil Adamson faced after having sight for the first since he was 1. The film also outlined the pain of his loved ones, as they tried to help him adjust to a new environment, while facing pain and confusion themselves.
At First Sight is an emotional roller coaster. The film jumps around from rejoicing, sadness, frustration, confusion, and happiness. Yet because these are very real emotions for the characters, the audience sympathizes. The film uses these emotions artfully, without appearing to jam them down the audience's throat.
As any good movie will, At First Sight opens the audience's eyes to the people who live through these experiences. Everyday things, like what a bird is, and what an expression means at a given moment, must be explained Virgil. The lessons Virgil must learn and the way he deals with them are both amusing and sad.
This movie challenges traditional beliefs by stating that a "handicap" is a barrier. Often the real problem is trying to fix it.
If you're in the market for an excellent movie, with a solid cast, and good effects, see At First Sight.