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James Keach's romantic comedy Blind Dating concerns a 22-year old blind man named Danny (Chris Pine). Though Danny refuses to let his visual deficiency keep him from enjoying every aspect of life, he ... read more read more...does shy away from women. When his brother Larry (Eddie Kaye Thomas) discovers Danny is a virgin, he makes every effort to lift that burden from him. Although a series of dates goes very wrong in a number of ways, Danny eventually meets a nurse (Anjali Jay), who agrees to go out with him, although her Indian family may prove a greater hindrance to their happiness than his medical condition. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

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PG-13, 1 hr. 35 min.

Directed by: James Keach

Release Date: May 11, 2007

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DVD Release Date: February 5, 2008

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  • June 14, 2011
    If it weren't for Chris Pine's natural charm, this movie probably wouldn't have been half as good. I'm not usually a fan of romantic comedies, but I found that I really liked this one, for its main character as well as those around him. I really sympathized with Danny's desire to... read more be independant and find love, and his blindness wasn't so much a physical handicap for him as it was a social handicap that influenced other people's treatment of him. There is also a parallel storyline of Danny volunteering to undergo experimental surgery that could potentiall grant him limited vision, but it takes a backseat to the romance story. The humour in this one is genuinely funny without being mean-spirited, and he ending, while unorthodox is both happy and satusfying.
  • March 3, 2011
    I really wish I could say this wasn't cheesy or lame, but it really is for the most part. The only redeeming quality is Chris Pine's really great performance. No one must have told him how dumb and ridiculous it was going to be because his character is really well developed and r... read moreealistic. Now for a straight-to-video movie it's not the worst, but it just has all those stereotypical quirky moments that have long since been considered cute or even amusing.
  • July 19, 2010
    Nothing special about this movie, really I mean that... Chris Pine act's was sucks, he played a blind man who wasn't like a blind man... Even he walking as a straight man... It is true that some scenes made me laugh, but the whole movie just not that good... Just watch it in your... read more spare time...
  • July 19, 2010
    It's hysterically funny and interesting ideas that could have been explored in this comedy-drama movie - one is a blind young man, interested in a serious relationship and wanting to have sex with meaning and how he goes about pursing that relationship and what happens along the ... read moreway. Chris Pine deserves some better roles, to see what he can actually make with something more complex and intelligent. The support actors are quite good in fact and I especially liked Jane Seymour's performance.
  • December 1, 2009
    There is nothing worster than a blind dating my Friend.
  • July 19, 2010
    Wholly routine rom-com with no chemistry, laughs, originality or heart.
  • July 19, 2010
    Great, phenomenal movie! Hilarious. Chris Pine and Eddie Kaye Thomas are absolutely two crazy guys as they portray a couple of brothers in this movie. One is blind, and the other isn't. Pine's character wants to find true love, but feels that his blindness is the absolute factor ... read morein why he can't maintain a relationship. In his embarkment of finding 'true love' on various blind dates, lo and behold, his one and only is the temp working in the clinic that he attends for treatments. Great comedy, worth checking out.
  • July 19, 2010
    WHAT THE HELL?!
    This is so boring, it's incredible!
    I mean, I, having seen this movie, can't even believe it - and I'm an empiricist!
    The world has gone crazy to now be making this type of film.
    This is the first sign of an apocalypse!!!!!
  • July 19, 2010
    A comedy which stars off strong but loses its charm towards the end and becomes boring, good cencept about a blind guy but was possrly written towards the third act.
  • September 15, 2011
    As a Chris Pine fan, I had to see this little-known early film of his. Though I'm sure the comedy here could have been of the more intelligent and witty variety, Pine and Thomas as his brother really get a good feel for the humor going, and seeing Seymour on screen is always a go... read moreod thing. And I love the final declaration of love made by Pine's character. Not a bad viewing experience at all.

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Bruce Westbrook
May 11, 2007
Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle

It's not preachy or weepy. Instead, it's a lively yet meaningful romantic comedy that doesn't lose sight of its central mission: to entertain. Full Review

Annemarie Moody
May 10, 2007
Annemarie Moody, Arizona Republic

The chemistry between Leeza and Danny is the only saving grace of this messy film. It's almost as if the writers couldn't stand to just watch them sweetly fall in love. Full Review

Limara Salt
September 18, 2009
Limara Salt, Little White Lies

Blind Dating also manages to be an incredibly muddled 95 minutes in which emotions are replaced by aggressive music cues to force the viewer to care for characters that are paper thin at best.

Tom Huddlestone
September 18, 2009
Tom Huddlestone, Time Out

Pleasant but forgettable, it's destined to end up as little more than a minor footnote on Pine's megastar CV. Full Review

Wendy Ide
September 18, 2009
Wendy Ide, Times [UK]

The whole thing ends with a jolly multicultural dance montage so gruesome that temporary blindness would be a blessed relief. Full Review

Peter Bradshaw
September 18, 2009
Peter Bradshaw, Guardian [UK]

The standard of acting and directing is at a very low ebb. Full Review

Ben Rawson-Jones
September 18, 2009
Ben Rawson-Jones, Digital Spy

While Pine is superb in the lead role, almost everything else fails to convince in this vastly uneven, unfunny and only sporadically dramatic enterprise. Full Review

Elliott Noble
September 18, 2009
Elliott Noble, Sky Movies

Small wonder this hard-to-swallow cocktail of bawdy comedy, cross-cultural romance and issue-of-the-week melodrama was left on the shelf for three years. The marketing people can't have had a clue wha... Full Review

Josh Winning
September 18, 2009
Josh Winning, Total Film

This is harmless, breezy fluff. Full Review

Jes Bickham
September 18, 2009
Jes Bickham, Filmstar Magazine

It's Pine that keeps the whole thing afloat, and he manages, astonishingly, to make even the clunkiest, cheesiest lines work, almost transforming the film's chocolate-box sentiments into something hon... Full Review

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