Second Sight 1 (1999)

A Well-Done Series (but hide your Scoobie Snacks!)

This enjoyable mystery's strengths are commented on quite ably by the reader reviews on this site.

Permit me to point out two minor complaints which have not been brought up:

1.) Clive Owen's character suffers from a vision impairment. So why, oh why, do we also get subjected to auditory hallucinations as well? Are the filmmakers just trying to use every trick in their bag to heighten suspense? This happened so frequently, I got a bit annoyed.

2.) Why must every mystery end with the villain toying with the hero and explaining in full every last detail of any plot developments that are still murky? This was a tired ploy in every Scoobie Doo episode I ever watched, and I was saddened to see it employed here as well. August 18, 2007

FANTASTIC CLIVE OWEN

This is a two part mystery show. Clive is head of the investigation of a murder. He is losing his sight and has to depend on his female partner to help him solve the crime.
He does not want to have to depend on her for anything but as his sight fails he is forced to depend on her as she leads him around trying to not have anyone notice that he is going blind.
Clive is fantastic in almost every movie that he makes and this is no exception. He has such charisma and personality and good looks. He is one of my favorite actors.
This is well worth watching more than once.
Regina February 25, 2006

Ophthalmically correct

All of the good things have been said: nuanced performance by Clive Owen and Claire Skinner, riveting mystery, charismatic and now rising star in USA, interesting rhythm and plot, similar tenor to Prime Suspect. I would add that it is ophthalmologically correct. I transcribed over 10,000 ophthalmic visit letters and never came up with AZOOR because I did minimal retinology. Found it in the Ophthalmic dictionary. These writers got one over on me. February 6, 2006

Second Sight 1, Clive Owen 5

There is something about this guy I cannot put my finger on. He is not as pretty as Ewan McGregor or Jude Law but definitely more versatile than both combined. From Croupier to I'll Sleep When I'm Dead, he looks different in each role. Some of his characters are more repulsive than attractive, but still he never lost my interest. August 20, 2004

Clive Owen is Hot

It's a predictable mystery but it's well packaged and, as I said, Clive Owen is hot! There's some intensely erotic moments in this series that make it worth watching even though the average mystery fan will have the plot all figured out way before the climax.

Yes, I've admitted elsewhere that I am incredibly shallow at times, and this is one of them. June 24, 2004

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