An exceptionally touching and provocative love story. [15 January 1999, Calendar, p. F-4]
63
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
Offers solid entertainment, it's too uneven to be considered memorable.
50
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Val Kilmer, clearly pleased to be entering the Oscar disability sweepstakes, does what he can as the hunk who learns how to see.
50
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
The movie takes fascinating material and transforms it into a routine soap opera.
50
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Its moments of fascination and its good performances are mired in the morass of romance and melodrama that surrounds it.
50
San Francisco ExaminerG. Allen Johnson
San Francisco ExaminerG. Allen Johnson
It's a movie drenched in narcissism and wish-fulfillment, almost a textbook on how to make a formulaic, romantic film.
50
Washington PostMichael O'Sullivan
Washington PostMichael O'Sullivan
A love boat afloat on the vast cinematic ocean that sloshes back and forth between the stinko and the fabulous.
42
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
Here's a romance without a spark of excitement.
30
L.A. WeeklyPaul Malcolm
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.
30
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
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.