Blind Spot

The only reason for watching this spectacularly undistinguished little clinker is the presence of Michael Caine thirteenth in the cast list. We see his framed photograph early on and he's talked about a lot before finally emerging smirking from the shadows like Harry Lime in 'The Third Man'.

The story starts like 'The Day of the Triffids' with the hero temporarily blinded following treatment to his eyes. A lot then happens before you reach the conclusion but you won't care; and Delphi Lawrence is completely wasted as the foreign-accented femme fatale who puts in an occasional appearance.

Every now the music on the soundtrack barges in to tell you something dramatic has just happened; which, annoying as it is, is probably just as well since that's the only way you'd know.

Good fun...with R Mckenzie sounding a bit like Connery in the untouchables...difficult to lose that Scots accent eh ..great to see all the future famous actors... 2 out of dads army..also a very young G Jackson...and M Caine..plot a bit run of the mill...sort of british noire...but the soon to be famous actors step it up a notch.

I caught this minor gem many years back on afternoon tv. I was very entertained by the plot of an American Army officer who is stationed in contemporary (late 50's) England, suffers a brain injury that blinds him, and while trying to find the address of a friend enters the wrong flat (still blind), gets thumped on the head by an unknown assailant who promptly takes off, and leaves our hero cured of his blindness--and in the middle of a big crime conspiracy...all in the first ten minutes of the film! Movie buffs may remember this for Michael Caine's bottom-listing in the opening credits(it turns out he has lot more to do with the plot than first apparent. My favorite feature of this is hero Robert Mackenzie( whom you may recognize as the antagonist Gibbons in "Fiend Without A Face") trying very hard --and almost succeeding--in hiding his Scots accent. If you see it in your listings, give it a look.

a great film although I am biased - Robert Mackenzie was my father. He would have been really chuffed to read the viewers comments - sadly he passed away last year without seeing them - fortunately his family and friends were generous with their praise! This is a good story with both Michael Caine and Gordon Jackson co-staring - a good plot and one of those early films that you can enjoy on a cold rainy afternoon! It is the one film that we don't have on video - and all attempts to get a copy have so far failed - should somebody have a copy of this film - I would gladly purchase a copy from them. There are a couple of other films called Blind Spot - but only one with my Dad, Michael Cain and Gordon Jackson in it - I would really love a copy!!!!

BLIND SPOT is another low budget B-movie thriller from Butcher's Films, a company known for producing films that were always cheap and sometimes gems. This isn't a gem, but it is worth a look for the presence of many future famous actors, alongside a not-bad storyline if you can overlook the contrivances.

The storyline involves an American soldier who's been left temporarily blind by an injury. Thanks to his blindness he accidentally ends up at the wrong address, where he stumbles upon a murder in progress. The murderers let him go after throwing him down some steps. Later, the soldier recovers his sight, but there appears to be no trace of the crime so he attempts to solve it for himself. The story is reminiscent of a Hitchcock one but the paucity of the budget makes it a little dull.

It's all very slight, of course, with the usual storyline involving the gang of villains who must be outwitted at all costs. There are minor twists here, betrayals and the like, alongside a couple of middling fist fights to keep things moving along. The supporting cast is where the interest lies, although Robert Mackenzie (FIEND WITHOUT A FACE) is a wooden hero whose Scottish accent keeps appearing through his American one. A youthful Gordon Jackson pops up as an ally, while Michael Caine has an early cameo. John Le Mesurier has a slightly bigger supporting role, while George Pastell (IMPACT) is once again typecast as the villain.