Blindness

This miniature society is meant to reflect a worldlier one and the nature of man, a motif used before in good films by better directors.....the picture's themes become heavy-handed and, by the end, overtly preachy.....Now financial pressures appear, causing a dichotomy amid artistic integrity and fiscal liability.....Aside from being a cinematic mess, it only grossed $3.3 million domestically, his lowest directorial total to date..... ... Full Review

It's an extremely well acted film, but be prepared for some gloom. The film is shot with very "white," washed out camera work to replicate the whiteness that causes the characters to lose their vision. ... Full Review

it's not as worthless an experience as the early reviews from Cannes made it out to be.....Some bad films....Blindness' is released by Miramax Home Entertainment....heavy-handed metaphors of "Blindness"....good performances.... ... Full Review

He is a vibrant visual artist and I think the social allegory of "Blindness" would have worked better with almost no visual flair. A lot of "Blindness" takes place in darkly lit scenes and there's never any difficulty making out any of the action. ... Full Review

When the film isn't being manipulative and nasty, it's just plain stupid. Well, look no further than Fernando Meirelles' trashy exploitation art house feature, "Blindness," which appallingly attempts to pawn itself off as blistering social commentary and morality play while forcing it's audience to indulge in some of cinema's nastiest debauchery. ... Full Review

That said, the film isn't all bad.....it requires a whole lot more subtlety than Fernando Meirelles is apparently capable of.....if you've read the book, the film will most definitely disappoint.....The scenes depicting the moral, physical and psychological breakdowns of the quarantined prisoners are terrifyingly realistic.... ... Full Review

Excellent picture and sound quality.....It's an extremely professional package all around....They entertain us with a great tale....Meirelles is content to treat it as macabre spectacle.....do many of the other bold visuals, but his flamboyance blunts the film's emotional impact..... ... Full Review

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Such a visually evocative film probably deserved a better overall presentation, but the interactive menus are pretty cool. Adapted by co-star Don McKellar, the story charts the societal breakdown that follows in the wake of a sudden epidemic of "white sickness," which leaves the symbolically nameless inhabitants of a symbolically nameless city groping in the dark. ... Full Review

A terrific premise that translates poorly to the screen, Blindness fails because it lacks the vision to be truly eye-opening. At best two out of five for Blindness ; this film isn't for the faint-hearted, go in armed with enough patience. ... Full Review