Walker captures all the dreamy-scary beauty of Everest's upper reaches, as well as numerous mini-dramas about the kids' readiness to approach the summit.
– Tom Keogh,
Seattle Times,
11 Apr 2008
fresh:
Watching it, you feel almost as much a winner as the kids themselves.
– Colin Covert,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
9 May 2008
rotten:
Coying and manipulative.
– Andrea Gronvall,
Chicago Reader,
30 May 2008
fresh:
To see how these conflicts play out, to see how both sides came to realize that they had unexpected things to learn from these remarkable young people, is where Blindsight really makes its mark.
– Kenneth Turan,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2008
fresh:
Blindsight is a great example of the emotional dividends that careful photography, sensitive editing and an atmospheric score can deliver.