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Taut, styish, and smart, Second Sight is the rare
detective thriller with a brutal poetry in its premise. Detective Chief
Inspector Ross Tanner (Clive Owen) is a maverick cop and workaholic who solves
crimes by putting his faith in facts he can see for himself. What more cruel
irony could beset him than a slow and irreversible loss of vision? Utterly engrossing, Second Sight is part of that tradition of somber
crime thriller done so well on British television, from Tinker, Tailor,
Soldier, Spy to Prime Suspect. Stars Claire Skinner (Sleepy
Hollow) and Clive Owen carry the load exceptionally well. Owen
(Closer, Bent), who looks like a slightly more rugged version of
Kevin Costner and is instantly likable onscreen, conveys Tanner's necessary
conversion to a more intuitive approach to police work with great care. Owen has
looked like a candidate for international stardom for a while, and Second
Sight certainly reinforces that perception.
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