At First Sight
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Release Date: January 15, 1999 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
41
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Mixed or average reviews based on 21 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
11
Negative:
6
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USA TodaySusan Wloszczyna
If "You've Got Mail" jangled your nerves with its Starbucks-fueled cuteness, here's a romance that goes down like instant decaf. [15 January 1999, Life, p.18E]
30
L.A. WeeklyPaul Malcolm
Even when the film does strike some genuinely heart-tugging notes, they’re invariably shattered by such ham-fisted lines as “You really are blind.” At times, it’s enough to make you wish you were deaf. Read full review
30
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
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. Read full review
30
The A.V. ClubKeith Phipps
It's drainingly mediocre. Read full review
20
Village VoiceDennis Lim
The film slips into a coma early on and never awakens. Read full review
20
Washington PostRita Kempley
It's sheer piffle, a disingenuous romance with Val Kilmer and Mira Sorvino that's all sap and no sizzle. Read full review
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