Sight is a 2023 American biographical drama film directed by Andrew Hyatt, written by Hyatt, John Duigan, and Buzz McLaughlin, and starring Terry Chen and Greg Kinnear.[3] The film is about Ming Wang, a Chinese immigrant to the United States who became a renowned eye surgeon. It is based on Wang's 2016 autobiography From Darkness to Sight.[4] The film premiered on October 5, 2023, at the Heartland International Film Festival, and was released in the United States and Canada on May 24, 2024, by Angel Studios.
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| Directed by | Andrew Hyatt |
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| Based on | From Darkness to Sight by Ming Wang |
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| Cinematography | Michael Balfry |
| Edited by | Dan O'Brien |
| Music by | Sean Philip Johnson |
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| Distributed by | Angel Studios |
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Running time | 101 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
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| Box office | $7.2 million[2] |
Cast
edit- Terry Chen as Dr. Ming Wang, a Chinese eye surgeon who relocated to Nashville, Tennessee.[3]
- Jayden Zhang as an 8 year old Ming
- Ben Wang as young Ming[5]
- Greg Kinnear as Dr. Misha Bartnovsky, Ming's eye surgeon partner [3]
- Natasha Mumba as Ruth Tarik
- Fionnula Flanagan as Sister Marie
- Mia SwamiNathan as Kajal
- Raymond Ma as Zhensheng
- Donald Heng as young Zhensheng
- Wai Ching Ho as Alian
- Leanne Wang as young Alian
- Garland Chang as Yu Wang
- Jeffrey Pai as Lao Bin
- Sara Ye as Lili
- Natalie Skye as June Bartnovsky
- Danni Wang as Anle
Production
editFilming began in Vancouver in April 2021 and wrapped after a six-week shoot in October 2021.[3][6]
Release
editIn April 2023, it was reported that Briarcliff Entertainment had acquired distribution rights for SIGHT and scheduled a release date for October 27, 2023.[7] In February 2024, Angel Studios acquired the rights and scheduled the film to be released on May 24, 2024.[8]
Reception
editCritical response
editOn the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 71% of 41 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.9/10. The website's consensus reads: "A faith-based film with a sweetly humanist grounding, Sight blinks at delivering much tonal nuance but delivers its true inspirational tale with moving conviction."[9] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 42 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[10] Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale, while those polled by PostTrak gave it an average of 4 1/2 out of 5 stars, with 68% saying they would definitely recommend it.[11][12]
Box office
editIn the United States and Canada, SIGHT was scheduled to be released alongside Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga and The Garfield Movie, and was projected to gross around $3 million from 2,100 theaters in its four-day opening weekend.[13] It went to debut on $2.8 million at the first weekend, finishing seventh at the box office.[14]
References
edit- ^ "Sight (15)". British Board of Film Classification. August 28, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ "Sight – Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- ^ a b c d Donnelly, Matt (April 23, 2021). "Greg Kinnear Joins Terry Chen in Biopic 'Sight' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
- ^ Tomczak, Larry (November 11, 2021). "Watching "Sight," about Ming Wang's life story, will grant you clearer vision; Opinion". The Tennessean. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (November 4, 2021). "'Chang Can Dunk': Dexter Darden & Ben Wang Join Disney Studios Feature". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
- ^ Hamby, Dewayne (October 17, 2021). "Filming Wraps on 'Sight,' Inspirational Story of Dr. Ming Wang Starring Greg Kinnear, Terry Chen". Patheos. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (April 13, 2023). "Briarcliff Entertainment Acquires Domestic To Terry Chen & Greg Kinnear Movie Sight". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (February 2, 2024). "Angel Studios Acquires Inspirational Drama Sight Starring Terry Chen & Greg Kinnear". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
- ^ "Sight". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
- ^ "Sight". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ "Home". CinemaScore. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (May 25, 2024). "'Furiosa' Up In Smoke With $31M-$33M, Lowest Memorial Day Opening In Decades, Might Get Clawed By 'Garfield': How Worried Should Hollywood Be About Theatrical? – Saturday Update". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony; Tartaglione, Nancy (May 21, 2024). "'Furiosa' Trucking To $80M-$85M Worldwide Start; 'The Garfield Movie' Consuming $30M+ U.S. – Memorial Day Box Office". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ "Weekend Domestic Chart for May 24, 2024". The Numbers. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
