''Sight'' is a 2008
horror film
Horror is a film genre that seeks to elicit fear or disgust in its audience for entertainment purposes.
Horror films often explore dark subject matter and may deal with transgressive topics or themes. Broad elements include monsters, apo ...
written and directed by Adam Ahlbrandt.
Plot
Jeffrey leads a quiet existence. Living in constant fear of being labeled a psychopath, Jeffrey constructs a complex world of denial. He is haunted by the spirits of the vengeful dead, which he can see while no one else can. After meeting Dana, a beautiful young woman who shares his "sight", Jeffery finds comfort in knowing someone shares his affliction. However, his comfort is short lived as Dana suddenly goes missing and Jeffrey is left alone to find the answers.
Cast
Reception
Bloody Disgusting
Bloody Disgusting is an American multi-media company, which began as a horror genre-focused news site/website specializing in information services that covered various horror medias, including: film, television, video games, comics, and music ...
gave ''Sight'' a 1½ out of 5, the website's primary criticisms of the film being the muddled plot, and the sound quality. A ½ was awarded by Steve Barton of
Dread Central
Dread Central is an American website founded in 2006 that is dedicated to horror news, interviews, and reviews. It covers horror films, comics, novels, and toys. Dread Central has won the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award for Best Website ...
, who succinctly stated, "The only constructive thing I can say about this dark, dreary, time-consuming, black hole of a film is that it was less than an hour and a half long and had some okay sound design".
DVD Talk
DVD Talk is a home video news and review website launched in 1999 by Geoffrey Kleinman.
History
Kleinman founded the site in January 1999 in Beaverton, Oregon. Besides news and reviews, it features information on hidden DVD features known as ...
's Justin Felix, who gave the film a 2½ out of 5, said, "Acting aside, ''Sight'' is ultimately a worthwhile low budget exercise in eerie mood and spectral scares, though I'm not sure it warrants repeat viewings". The film was deemed "slightly annoying" in a review for
DVD Verdict
DVD Verdict was a judicial-themed website for DVD reviews. The site was founded in 1999. The editor-in-chief was Michael Stailey, who owned the website between 2004 and 2016, and the site employed a large editorial staff of critics, whose revi ...
written by David Johnson, who concluded his coverage of ''Sight'' with, "A well-acted horror film that relies too heavily on the jump scare and a twist ending that fails to wow, ''Sight'' probably isn't worth taking a look at".
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, 1220903, Sight
2008 films
2000s ghost films
2008 horror films
American supernatural horror films
2008 direct-to-video films
American independent films
Direct-to-video horror films
American direct-to-video films
Films directed by Adam Ahlbrandt
Films shot in Philadelphia
2008 directorial debut films
2000s supernatural horror films
2008 independent films
American ghost films
2000s English-language films
2000s American films