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‘Sight’ Review: Angel Studios’ Inspiring Biopic of a Chinese Immigrant Eye Surgeon Proves Sincere but Bland
"Sight," in theaters from Angel Studios, follows Dr. Ming Wag, a Chinese immigrant who escaped the Cultural Revolution and practices in Nashville.
The dialogue too often ranges from ponderously flat to painfully on-the-nose — the phrase “The present is made possible by the past” is spoken twice, more than one too many times — and while there’s never any real problem following the flashback-to-flashback continuity in the narrative, the pacing is such that you may find yourself, if not bored, then less than 100 percent attentive. What keeps “Sight” compelling despite its flaws is the plot thread involving Kajal (Mia Swamination), a sightless Indian girl who’s brought to Nashville by a compassionate nun (Fionnula Flannagan, breathing life into a thinly written stereotype) in search of a miracle cure. It becomes clear fairly early — way before Wang actually announces it to Bartnovsky — that the immigrant doctor is at least partly driven by his belief that finding a cure for Kajal will somehow make amends for his inability to protect Lili, who was seized by Red Guard rebels back in Hangzhou and occasionally haunts his dreams.
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