"Blind Spot" is a remake of the 1950 film "Blackout"...and in general I prefer the originals. However, in this case, I've never seen the 1950 movie and just saw this one for one reason...which I'll get to in a bit.
The story stars Robert MacKenzie. I tried in vain to look up information about him and where he was from, but despite playing an American in this movie, he sure sounded like a Brit trying to sound like a very brusk American.
Captain Dan Adams (MacKenzie) is an American serviceman who was blinded some time ago in an accident. He's spent the last several months in the hospital but takes time off to go into town. When he is dropped off at the wrong location, he doesn't realize it. After all...he IS blind. When he enters the residence, he finds a body on the floor. Soon a couple guys arrive and smack him over the head...knocking him out. He awakens in the hospital and tells the authorities...but no one seems concerned.
Soon the Captain undergoes surgery and his sight is restored. Now he goes in search of what happened...but once again when he finds some incriminating information about the murder AND he receives a package bomb soon after (which kills his friend), the police don't seem all that concerned. In fact, at every turn, folks seem to either lie to him or minimize his concerns. What REALLY is going on here?
This is a pretty typical British B-mystery. The big reason I watched it is to see Michael Caine in one of his early roles. Well, not yet being a star, he had to take what he could get...and in this case this meant playing the corpse that the Captain discovers! A role that gave him experience but not an especially plum role!
Is it worth seeing? Well, for Caine...no. You only briefly see him on the floor as well as a photo of him as well as in a short segment at the very end...so Caine fans won't be especially impressed. Also, his voice seems to be dubbed...it's NOT Caine's voice unless he had a LOT of voice training to change his voice...A LOT! As to the movie itself, even though I never saw the original, the plot seems very, very familiar and I've seen other movies like it. It is reasonably entertaining and well done...but nothing special.
