From the visually impaired point of view: "At First Sight" is a movie that focuses on blindness, the struggles and the oppressive ways people relate to the blind. Fortunately this is a movie that can be enjoyed by blind people. The first few minutes started out with no dialogue and I immediately had to put my sighted assistant to work. After a number of scene descriptions things settled down. There were only three main characters with distinct voices. Pretty easy to follow. The music in this movie was tasteful, enjoyable and only once was a bit of a deterrent. The picture moved at a reasonable pace with very few abrupt scene changes. There were a couple of romantic scenes with no dialogue and a few quick flashes when Virgil was having shifts in his vision.

However, in spite of these I'm going to give this movie a 7 and encourage you to go see it. Although it's still a bit too much Hollywood for me, still this film gives a much more realistic picture of life as a blind person and how others perceive the blind.