Masseuse at a spa in a small town outside new york city where workaholic Mira Sorvino goes to de-stress from her architecture business.

val kilmer is so nice and likeable as a person (in addition to being gorgeous with amazing hands) that you develop a major crush on his character. he and mira hit it off right away.

then she finds a medical specialist in new york who could restore val’s sight (he has been totally blind since age 3). as a person completely adjusted to being blind sight isn’t at the top of his list of desires.

he wants to challenge himself, has started a new life with mira, and decides to try. well, his brain isn’t used to seeing or processing visual data, so vision is not an instant miracle. unexpected challenges present themselves that make him feel like a blind man who is no longer blind, such as not being able to learn to read (even though he easily reads braille).

they have to try to work through problems as a together and try to survive as a couple. and there is ultimately a happy ending. i really loved this film.

Lovely little movie that brought tears to my eyes at its’ unexpected ending. This is one for a rainy night under the afghan, snuggling with the boyfriend. Val Kilmer is charmingly believable as blind Virgil in what he’s said was his most challenging role to date. He shines in this, using his velvet voice and body language to full advantage; the rest of the cast is also steller. Who wouldn’t fall for Mira Sorvino as Amy?

Personally, I’d never seen Kilmer smile before as much as he does in the film, and he sure made me smile. Virgil is independent, aware, self-effacing, witty in his own, sightless comfort zone; take him out of it and he behaves pretty much as someone suddenly blind would.

The film is an interesting statement on perspective and the human condition. Highly enjoyable.