[I]t's a terrible pity that this ensemble drama about people hurting and coping in small-town America is so relentlessly dull...
Comment
09/02/08
Rate this Movie 
The Sensation of Sight (2008)
50 %
Tomatometer
How does the Tomatometer work
Reviews Counted: 6
Fresh: 3
Rotten:3
Average Rating: 5/10
Theatrical Release: Jul 18, 2008 Limited
Synopsis: "When life becomes a second language..." In an awe-inspiring fusion of dream/reality, this off-beat drama about man's search for meaning amidst the ache of despair chronicles Finn (David Strathairn), a middle-aged English... [More]
Starring: David Strathairn, Ian Somerhalder, Daniel Gillies, Jane Adams
Director: Aaron J. Wiederspahn
Get This Movie
Reviews for The Sensation of Sight
1 - 6 (sorted by date)
It’s moving, occasionally charming, and universally well-acted...But with its pretensions to profundity...the film, like its hero, can get stuck inside its own head.
08/27/08
Top Critic
At 134 angst-filled minutes, The Sensation of Sight might tax your patience, but there are rewards for the persistent.
08/22/08
Top Critic
Top Critic David Strathairn's Finn is the nearly broken, perplexed, downcast, and also oddly humorous Chaplinesque figure, whose own transformative experienced 'sensation of sight' imparts a tentative metaphorical healing vision of a restored life.
08/20/08
The impression that remains after the credits roll, however, is of exemplary American filmmaking, whose direction and superb performances make up for a solemn script.
07/18/08
1 - 6 (sorted by date)
Latest News for The Sensation of Sight
Related Forums for The Sensation of Sight
| Tomatometer Percentage | Movie |
|---|---|
 83% |
Tropic Thunder |
| 96% |
WALL-E |
| 89% |
Kung Fu Panda |
| 88% |
Hellboy II: The Golden… |
 53% |
Get Smart |
| Tomatometer Percentage | Movie |
|---|---|
| 73% |
Wanted |
| 66% |
Chronicles of Narnia: … |
| 54% |
Step Brothers |
| 32% |
The X-Files: I Want to Believe |
| 38% |
The Longshots |
IGN RSS Feeds