The Sight (2000)

Arriving in the UK to supposedly construct a new hotel, a man gets caught up in a strange murder mystery plaguing the authorities and uses his strange ability to communicate with ghosts to help solve the baffling case.A pretty enjoyable and entertaining effort, this one manages to be quite entertaining when it gets going. The fact that there's very little about what gives him this power and what he's supposed to do with it are glossed over, and even mentioned aloud by the characters at one point which just draws a ton of attention to it, the rest of this is quite thrilling. That there's two main plot threads going on at once, the discovery of his powers and the ongoing murder case, makes for a thrilling pace since both intermingle in strange ways and yet never allows one to dominate at the expense of the other or grow boring altogether which could've happened quite easily in such a film. Though the identity of the murderer is quite easy to figure out, that the sleuthing takes up some pretty interesting avenues and gets put together quite nicely is where that plot works quite nicely, and with the ghostly assists makes it even more enjoyable. The finale is great fun and sets itself up with a touching ending, leaving it on a high note and overall is a rather entertaining feature.Rated R: Violence, Language, children-in-jeopardy and themes of child murder.

I watched "The Sight" on late night TV and was surprised by the quality of this made for TV movie. I had never heard of this film before and wasn't expecting much. It was definitely wasted in such a late time slot on Australian TV. The TV network and film would have benefited from an earlier time slot.It had great atmosphere, sets, locations and an excellent British supporting cast. This gave the film an eerie atmosphere reminiscent of the British "Prime Suspect" series.I was surprised by the American casting although Andrew McCarthy was likable and vulnerable as the lead.The script and direction were very good and the British cast were superb. I was hooked on the story and for a change I didn't work out who the Killer was till the end.I hadn't I seen or heard of this film before?

Found this film to be quite enjoyable, considering it dealt with the spirit world and spirits that need a place called home. There is a serial killer loose and Andrew McCarthy,(Michael Lewis),"The Orphan King",'05, gets himself involved with the restoring of a very old Mansion and opens up boxes which contain all kinds of problems he has to face. Michael eventually gets assistance from Detective Pryce,(Amanda Redman),"Sexy Beast",2000, who resents Michael and thinks he is nuts and needs a shrink to solve his vision problems. If you like tales about the supernatural and spirit world this is a good film for you.

Andrew McCarthy stars in a fabulous portrayal of a man who can communicate with the dead. I thought that this movie had a good plot, good actors, and had an unsuspectful ending. I also like the whole "stairway to heaven" literally that was shown. Excellent. 8 out of 10.