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Rating:  - Another rackworthy movie
Math prodigy Will Hunting must work through his emotional wounds in exchange for working with a math professor. The therapeutic relationship between Damon and Williams is what won Affleck and Damon the oscar for best screenplay. Easily in my top 5.
Rating:  - Middle of the road.
Good Will Hunting doesn't seem as good as it used to be. The peformances are not that special either, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck still haven't proven they are great actors. Robin Williams steals the movie, he won an Oscar best supporting actor. Damon and Affleck's screenplay is pretty good but not spectacular. I can't really watch this movie anymore, seems shallow and pretentious now and I usually enjoy Gus Van Sant's films.
Rating:  - What was Good about Will Hunting?
Honestly, what was good about him? Not to make an issue on the title, but Hunting was far from an honest citizen. Genius? Yes. Honest citizen? No.
I'm surprised this movie is rated so high by film critics and by viewers nationwide despite the amount of holes this movie has in its story. Not to mention lackluster performances by some of its main characters and the overall story's believability.
So we're presented with Will Hunting who is the cleanest cut dropout reject to ever step foot on the streets of Boston I have ever seen. Umm yeah right. The hole with Hunting's character is the obvious lack of his childhood background throughout the movie. He's a genius, but he's had a tough childhood. There are rarely any references to his childhood and certainly no flashbacks to help the viewer understand him a little better as the movie goes on. What happened to him? How did he become a genius? Robin Williams does a great job of "guessing" what happened to Will, but how about going into depth? Two words: Character development. We hardly even know how old he is throughout the movie until his best friend, played by Ben Affleck just miraculously gets a car for him for his 21st birthday. So where did Ben get this car? Hmmm.
Also, what is the rival between both professors all about? Vague descriptions of their past, but Williams depicts a down on his luck professor who if you think about closely is pretty much in the same boat as Hunting. Struggling to cope with a troubled past.....which is?? Yes his wife has passed, but there's more to the professor's psyche.
The biggest hole I have a problem with as I mentioned earlier is the genius of Will Hunting. What makes him this way? Why can he solve complicated math equations, but is lacking common sense skills and a decent living for himself? Who taught him as a youth? Einstein started somewhere, where did Hunting start?
Overall, it's a good concept for a film and a great personal story of perseverance through several hardships and society around you. However, you are required to suspend reality a bit and actually believe that Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are Bostonian street toughs. Who are they kidding??
Rating: - Great Movie
One of my all time favorite movies. Affleck and Damon have not lived up to it yet.
Rating: - Great product!
good dvd! working absolutely great. Will buy more from amazon. Best quality products for the best price available.
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