John A. Nesbit Old School Reviews Apr 25, 2009 B

memorable portrait of some truly courageous individuals and previously unrevealed insights to Tibetan culture

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Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall Aug 8, 2008 3.5/5

An important, heart-soaring record of a group of incredibly brave people doing something almost everyone would tell them is impossible.

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Derek Malcolm London Evening Standard Aug 8, 2008 4/5

You wouldn't believe it as fiction but it really is fairly unadorned fact. It is easy to see awards beckoning, and deservedly so because Walker as a film-maker never puts herself in front of her extraordinary subjects.

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Anthony Quinn Independent (UK) Aug 8, 2008 3/5

How they managed the trek defies belief, but in an art-form where superpowers have become passé, it's a stirring reminder of what human powers, against the odds, can achieve.

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Nigel Andrews Financial Times Aug 8, 2008

Lucy Walker's documentary Blindsight is breathtaking twice over. It leaves the audience gasping like a landed guppy at views of snow-coddled Himalayan peaks under ice-blue skies.

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Rob Daniel Sky Cinema Aug 8, 2008 4/5

Lucy Walker's inspirational, award-winning documentary, which leaves condescension and treacle out in the cold, emerging as one of the year's most illuminating, heartbreaking, and life-affirming movies.

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Tim Robey Daily Telegraph (UK) Aug 8, 2008

Lucy Walker's documentary is genuinely stirring.

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Peter Bradshaw Guardian Aug 8, 2008 3/5

Walker's ending is fudged both in terms of the narrative and the issues, and she seems to come down, a little feebly, on the "heartwarming" side of things. But what an amazing, and bizarre, story.

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Wendy Ide The Times (UK) Aug 8, 2008 4/5

A strikingly photographed documentary that unfolds into a story of human achievement and a study of the East-West culture clash.

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Tom Dawson Film4 Aug 8, 2008 3/5

An accomplished work from documentarian Walker, who uses her battle-against-the odds story to illuminate how Tibetan society mistreats its blind citizens.

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David Jenkins Time Out Aug 8, 2008 4/6

Blindsight is a great example of the emotional dividends that careful photography, sensitive editing and an atmospheric score can deliver.

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Helen O'Hara Empire Magazine Jul 31, 2008 4/5

Uplifting but never mawkish, and gorgeously shot.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Jun 21, 2008 A

An amazing no-frills inspirational documentary shot with deep feeling and conviction by Lucy Walker.

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Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times May 30, 2008 3.5/5

To see how these conflicts play out, to see how both sides came to realize that they had unexpected things to learn from these remarkable young people, is where Blindsight really makes its mark.

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Andrea Gronvall Chicago Reader May 30, 2008

Coying and manipulative.

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Chris Hewitt St. Paul Pioneer Press May 9, 2008 3.5/4

A blind man climbs to the top of Mount Everest in Blindsight, and that's just the beginning of the drama.

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Stan Hall Oregonian Apr 18, 2008

Walker's film is a sure tearjerker, but the sentiments aren't cheap.

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Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com Apr 18, 2008 3/4

It is a truly one-of-a-kind story of survival, persistence and achievement, and by the time it was over I was moved so thoroughly beyond words I almost didn't know what to do next.

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Brian Tallerico The Deadbolt Apr 11, 2008

You take them with you as you leave the theater, knowing that your bad day probably isn't as rough as you first thought and inspiring the realization that anyone can climb the peaks of their own lives. It's a must-see.

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Tom Keogh Seattle Times Apr 11, 2008 3/4

Walker captures all the dreamy-scary beauty of Everest's upper reaches, as well as numerous mini-dramas about the kids' readiness to approach the summit.

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