misbegotten The pilot movie for a proposed series, 'The Sight' is written and directed by Paul W. S. Anderson, and was an American/British co-production between Sky and Fox Television.Andrew McCarthy plays American architect Michael Lewis, who's in London to help renovate an old building. As he's driving through the capital one night, an elderly woman steps in front of his car and is killed. Lewis subsequently discovers that the woman was not only suffering from terminal cancer, but was also the owner of the building he's working on. Later, the woman (Honor Blackman) appears to him, reveals she had 'the sight' (the ability to interact with the dead) and that he has it too. It had laid dormant within him, but has now been activated by her death (which, together with his arrival in the UK, she had engineered). Lewis is now the earthy agent of all the ghosts wandering unnoticed among the living, unable to find rest until those responsible for their deaths are punished.The remainder of the episode has Lewis investigating the murders of several children, leading to the discovery of a copycat serial killer and climaxing with a quite exciting confrontation in the cavernous London sewers. Other cast members include Amanda Redman, Alexander Armstrong, and a scene-stealing performance from Jessica Oyelowo (who would later have a recurring role in the British horror/supernatural series 'Hex') as Isobel, a flirty and teasing ghost who acts as Lewis's main contact with the spirits.It's been seven years since I saw 'The Sight', but some sequences remain lodged in my memory: the ghost of a little girl attending her own funeral, casually walking along the lid of the coffin in her wellington boots; Lewis's encounter with a young woman (played by Helen Lyons) who died in the Blitz and has been riding the Underground ever since; Lewis watching a group of children playing in mudflats next to the Thames, and realising with a shock that they're all the killer's victims; and the little girl ghost's reluctance to tell Lewis what the murderer said to her as he killed her, "because it's rude." Throughout the pilot, Lewis starts receiving visions - psychic flashes showing the world either dead or in ruins - and the final scene has a man and a woman (the former played by the marvellous actor Jason Issacs, a regular in Anderson's films) watching Lewis from a distance and commenting that "he doesn't know how special he is." Clearly all foreshadowing for the series to follow.The pilot obtained good ratings for Sky, and a series was indeed green-lit. I remember an interview with Amanda Redman in which she mentioned that she'd signed a contract to be a regular cast member. But something went wrong and it never happened. If it had, 'The Sight' would have been Sky's first homegrown fantasy series, an honour that instead went to 'Hex'.The pilot episode of 'The Sight' still gets repeated occasionally on Sky's various channels. It's worth watching, if only to wonder what might have been, if the series had proceeded.

matchschtick My wife and I saw this come on and first thought it was just another movie or show that revolved around the paranormal without any really new ideas or elements. We almost changed channels but it caught our attention and by the time we were halfway through, we thought it was the beginning of a new series. The frankness of the acting and the subtle twists kept us wondering to the end! I don't like the TV show "Ghost Whisperer" as a concept, and I believe Mccarthy does a better job of dealing with his new-found gift. He does a convincing job of playing a guy who is coming to grips with his "talent" while trying to convince himself (and perhaps everyone else) that he isn't loosing his mind. The show comes across as a nice blend of mystery and suspense. Too bad there's nothing further! We thought for sure their would be at least a sequel.

caroldame Great movie... Should have been a pilot for a series. Someone out there needs to make it happen! I am one of those viewers who usually solves the mystery 10 minutes in to the plot. This was not that easy to solve until the last 20 minutes when you start to get an idea. It isn't who you think. It twists in the end. You have to watch the whole thing. Any movie that can hold my interest that tightly is a good movie. View this movie if you like a QUALITY supernatural movie. It is unfortunate that this site requires 10 lines because I am done commenting and I cannot submit THIS until I get the full number of words. So, here I am adding words without particular meaning much as some movies do to get a rating. Not nice Mr. Guidelines!

Martin_Andersson I saw this movie yesterday on Canal+, and was amazed. Not so much of the movie but the fact that Canal+ hadn't spoiled it in any of their magazines. I watched the movie casually, (missed the first two minutes, so i didn't know that it was Paul Anderson's movie.) and was kinda surprised by the nice locations (cold, very cold, but nice anyhow), but later on i noticed some bad editing in the first half of the film which i think has something to do with the fact that it's a TV-movie. (Yeah i know about the fade-outs and that's not what i mean about "bad editing".) The Sight begins as a Sixth Sense/Stir of Echoes story with occasional The Haunting vibes but gradually developes into a murder/mystery story with a supernatural twist. The editing and the feel of the movie changes and becomes a more than average movie, filling you with a taste for more and finally explodes in your face with a twist ending that has become some sort of a trademark for Paul Anderson. I like this movie, it feels like a light version of something Clive Barker would write, and i hope that a sequel will be made and that Paul Anderson keeps on doing what he's so good at; creating a good story.