Blindsight
Abramorama | Release Date: March 5, 2008 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
72
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
1
Negative:
1
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90
The New York TimesJeannette Catsoulis
Featuring exceptional people doing extraordinary things, Blindsight is one of those documentaries with the power to make you re-examine your entire life -- or at least get off the couch. Read full review
88
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
Raises important questions that resonate far beyond the subject at hand: What is the meaning of accomplishment, and how do you define triumph? Read full review
88
Chicago TribuneTasha Robinson
Their story is deeply involving, all the more so because it isn’t simple or straightforward. Read full review
83
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
Lucy Walker's observant film Blindsight is about profound East-West differences in the importance of journey versus destination and comradeship versus competition. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
Walker was the best choice to document this journey. For one thing, her first film, "Devil's Playground," and its examination of how Amish teenagers react when confronted with the outside world, showed her to be both curious and fearless. Plus, it turns out she is herself blind in one eye. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeStaff (Not credited)
The movie is about hope and courage and fortitude. It's about beating the odds and defying expectations. But Lucy Walker's movie is also about whether the trip was a good idea in the first place. The answer is compellingly complicated. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleTamara Straus
Simultaneously a sports adventure film, a tear-jerking tale of hope and inspiration and a captivating meditation on culture clash. Read full review
70
VarietyLeslie Felperin
The deceptively complex picture gradually grows sharp edges and snowballs into a compelling study in culture clash, with spectacular scenery to boot. Read full review
70
Washington PostDesson Thomson
Spiritually aware documentary. Read full review
67
Seattle Post-IntelligencerBill White
A moving and touching documentary. Read full review
60
Village VoiceJulia Wallace
Blindsight works best when it casts off the constraints of the adventure tale it wasn't meant to be and settles into a deft and humanistic treatment of blindness in Tibet. Read full review
30
Chicago ReaderAndrea Gronvall
The kids are impressively plucky, but Weihenmayer comes off as an egomaniac, arguing with his team and endangering the youngsters' lives. Lucy Walker directed this cloying and manipulative 2006 documentary. Read full review
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