It's striking how often visually impaired characters portrayed on screen are exceptionally attractive—except when they’re villains or struggling with poverty; then their looks seem to disappear. In this story, Sara Taylor, played by Michelle Monaghan, is a photojournalist working in Afghanistan who loses her sight due to an explosion. Later in the film, people will seriously refer to her as having a "very pretty f…

The movie feels like something you’ve seen before. Following Sara (Michelle Monaghan), a former war photographer who lost her sight in an attack, the story involves her finding happiness with Ryan (Andrew Walker) until she's frightened in her own home. It's a very ordinary thriller that recalls other movies featuring blind women facing danger. The setting—Sara and Ryan’s luxurious apartment building—doesn’t offer …