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I don't own this film ether but it's worth one look at least.I took 1 1/2 star off because even though it supposed to be based on real a real life situation I fear the writers took a few to many liberties for dramatic impact and therefore fizzled the film a little.There was a film called Awakenings released 9 years earlier that was sort of similar except the affliction was different.Its hard not to judge this film against that and so it comes up short therein.That all being said its ok for a few viewings,you could do far worse.The acting is stellar and the references to Rangers hockey are cool as well.The basic story goes something like this.
Mira Sorvino as a little burned out architect Amy Benic goes to a upstate NY resort to chill out and meets a blind masseur, Virgil,played by Val Kilmer and falls for him.He's been protected all his life by his sister Jennie Adamson played by(Not your top gun sort of) Kelly McGillis Its hard to believe Amy can get Virgil to come back to NYC for MORE eye surgery but I guess even good blind sex can accomplish this.Heres where the film does get interesting.The surgery does work and Virgil CAN see.But like,a child since he went blind at age 1,he can't process fully what he sees.Scenes of him trying to talk to himself in a mirror and almost getting hit by cab as he tries to understand depth perception are intelligently yet funny done.Sadly however his genetic induced illness returns after a short time and he is blind again.Unlike in the film Awakenings,there is a good as can be expected under the circumstances ending.So check it out if only for Kilmers best acting performance and the too rearley seen Mira Sorvino.The trailer URL follows the pix.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvTPHUrc30g
Mira Sorvino as a little burned out architect Amy Benic goes to a upstate NY resort to chill out and meets a blind masseur, Virgil,played by Val Kilmer and falls for him.He's been protected all his life by his sister Jennie Adamson played by(Not your top gun sort of) Kelly McGillis Its hard to believe Amy can get Virgil to come back to NYC for MORE eye surgery but I guess even good blind sex can accomplish this.Heres where the film does get interesting.The surgery does work and Virgil CAN see.But like,a child since he went blind at age 1,he can't process fully what he sees.Scenes of him trying to talk to himself in a mirror and almost getting hit by cab as he tries to understand depth perception are intelligently yet funny done.Sadly however his genetic induced illness returns after a short time and he is blind again.Unlike in the film Awakenings,there is a good as can be expected under the circumstances ending.So check it out if only for Kilmers best acting performance and the too rearley seen Mira Sorvino.The trailer URL follows the pix.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvTPHUrc30g
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