The Sight

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Summary: TALKING TO DEAD PEOPLE
Review: THE SIGHT is a made for Fox TV movie directed by visionary director Paul W. S. Anderson, who directed Mortal Kombat, Resident Evil and Event Horizon. Although it might be tempting to compare this movie to THE SIXTH SENSE, they're really quite different.
Andrew McCarthy, one of the Brat Pack, stars as an architect who is summoned to London to restore an old historic hotel. While there, he accidentally runs over an elderly woman who has left her hospital and wanders the streets. This lady (played with fervent tongue in cheek by Honor Blackman - the original Emma Peel and Pussy Galore in Goldfinger---informs McCarthy he is to take over her role as the "advocate for the dead." He is gifted with "the sight" you see, so now he is to be the champion for several murdered children who want him to find the serial killer responsible.
McCarthy gets good support from Kevin Tighe, Alexander Armstrong, Amanda Redman, Jessica Oyelowo, and Maurice Roeves. Even though the plotting is at times ludicrous, Anderson weaves some spooky and atmospheric visuals, and the pace is brisk and involving. You'll find yourself enjoying it in spite of yourself.

Rating:
Summary: The Sight
Review: Useless piece of movie by director Anderson. He apparently used this movie as a laboratory or as a stop-gap between his bigger Hollywood productions like Alien x Predator and Resident Evil 2.

Shot in London, this movie has the merit of bringign Andrew McCarthy back. He's a fine actor who unfortunately dissapeared from the big roles. And he does not have a big role here, but at least it's the main role, and he does a fine job.

The story is pedestrian and perfunctory, but anyway the photography has a certain style.