The Sight (2000)

Powerful

As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

Arriving in the UK to supposedly construct a new hotel, a man gets caught up in a strange murder mystery plaguing the authorities and uses his strange ability to communicate with ghosts to help solve the baffling case.A pretty enjoyable and entertaining effort, this one manages to be quite entertaining when it gets going. The fact that there's very little about what gives him this power and what he's supposed to do with it are glossed over, and even mentioned aloud by the characters at one point which just draws a ton of attention to it, the rest of this is quite thrilling. That there's two main plot threads going on at once, the discovery of his powers and the ongoing murder case, makes for a thrilling pace since both intermingle in strange ways and yet never allows one to dominate at the expense of the other or grow boring altogether which could've happened quite easily in such a film. Though the identity of the murderer is quite easy to figure out, that the sleuthing takes up some pretty interesting avenues and gets put together quite nicely is where that plot works quite nicely, and with the ghostly assists makes it even more enjoyable. The finale is great fun and sets itself up with a touching ending, leaving it on a high note and overall is a rather entertaining feature.Rated R: Violence, Language, children-in-jeopardy and themes of child murder.

Andrew McCarthy stars in what appears to have been a TV pilot, "The Sight," a 2000 TV movie, also starring Kevin Tighe, Amanda Redman, and Honor Blackman. An architect (McCarthy) goes to London to redo an old building and instead gets caught up in a serial killer's spree as the dead victims start appearing to him.I found this film very suspenseful and intriguing with a great atmosphere and good acting. McCarthy is very attractive as the lead.The ending sets one up for the rest of the series, which I take it did not happen - and I have to say one of the last scenes, given future events, freaked me out. Those who have seen it will know what I mean. Looks like the McCarthy character wasn't the only psychic involved.

"The Sight" turned out to be a delight! It was a suspense movie about a serial killer...with a supernatural twist. The protagonist helps find the killer by utilizing his "sight", given to him by a dying woman. He has the ability to communicate with the dead. What better way to find out who the killer is than to talk to his victims?This movie was entertaining throughout the entire duration (which was only 90 minutes). The acting was superb, the entire movie was fast-paced, and the plot played with my mind and kept me at the edge of my seat. The last fifteen minutes left me saying "holy sh!t" , while the clever comic relief left me giggling. One of the best surprise endings I've seen, aside from "The Sixth Sense" and "The Others". I am extremely picky about the types of movies I enjoy...and this one was great. Don't let the fact that it was made for TV scare you off...it's better than most Hollywood blockbusters.

I saw this movie yesterday on Canal+, and was amazed. Not so much of the movie but the fact that Canal+ hadn't spoiled it in any of their magazines. I watched the movie casually, (missed the first two minutes, so i didn't know that it was Paul Anderson's movie.) and was kinda surprised by the nice locations (cold, very cold, but nice anyhow), but later on i noticed some bad editing in the first half of the film which i think has something to do with the fact that it's a TV-movie. (Yeah i know about the fade-outs and that's not what i mean about "bad editing".) The Sight begins as a Sixth Sense/Stir of Echoes story with occasional The Haunting vibes but gradually developes into a murder/mystery story with a supernatural twist. The editing and the feel of the movie changes and becomes a more than average movie, filling you with a taste for more and finally explodes in your face with a twist ending that has become some sort of a trademark for Paul Anderson. I like this movie, it feels like a light version of something Clive Barker would write, and i hope that a sequel will be made and that Paul Anderson keeps on doing what he's so good at; creating a good story.