Blindness
Miramax Films | Release Date: October 3, 2008 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
45
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 31 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
16
Negative:
7
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38
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Blindness is one of the most unpleasant, not to say unendurable, films I've ever seen. Read full review
38
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
A feel-nothing movie – a series of disconnected, implausible incidents that end as arbitrarily as they began, in an effort to inspire emotions the picture never justifies. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesCarina Chocano
What was presumably intended to play like a fable plays, instead, like an overly long car commercial crossed with a scare-mongering public service announcement. Read full review
25
Christian Science MonitorPeter Rainer
After a powerful opening, when we see the first victim suddenly go blind while driving in traffic, the film devolves into a dystopian freak show and wastes many wonderful performers, including Mark Ruffalo and Julianne Moore. Read full review
20
New York Daily NewsStaff (Not credited)
Piles on the indignities, violence and island-of-man turmoil. Read full review
10
Film ThreatMatthew Sorrento
The able cast can't swim through the muck. Read full review
0
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
This ends on an uplifting and philosophical note, equating moral blindness with the literal sort, which you'll probably appreciate if you haven't already slit your wrists. Read full review
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