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Rating:  - "What's with everyone saying that I owe it to myself?
Genius is a fleeting thing. As Gus Van Sant's "Good Will Hunting" shows, one can dedicate his entire life to mastering an academic discipline . . . only to be one-upped by the janitor. Matt Damon made his cinematic break-through portraying Will Hunting, the MIT janitor who is a master of mathematics but a basket case in the more personal aspects of life. He is the janitor at MIT who catches the eye of Professor Lambeau (Stellan Skarsgard) who sees the unlimited potential in Hunting even if Hunting himself can't see it. Yet, the trauma of Hunting's life has taken its toll on the boy and Lambeau hopes counseling by his old college roommate, Sean McGuire (Robin Williams) can help undo the psychological damage. Supported by Skylar (Minnie Driver), a Harvard student, and his best friend Chuckie (Ben Affleck), Hunting begins to make strides and come to grips with his past. "Good Will Hunting" basically came out of nowhere in 1997 and captured the imagination of the viewing public. It was a reminder that solid films could still be made without $100 million budgets. It was also the film that made both Damon and Affleck household names, won Robin Williams his first Oscar, and gave director Gus Van Sant (of "Drugstore Cowboy" and "To Die For" fame) his first major commercial success. It was a straightforward character study fueled by strong individual performances and clever dialogue which emulated films of an earlier era that reveled in its simplicity and not its bombast. "Good Will Hunting" will never be mistaken for a Hollywood epic but it still endears as a little cinematic gem from the 1990's.
Rating: - Good Will Games
Will Hunting (Matt Damon) may be just your average working-class stiff, but behind that tough exterior, lies the heart of a genius. After one too many run-ins with the law, his only chance to avoid jail, comes when he is supported by a college professor (Stellan Skarsgård), who thinks that Will needs to helped rather than any jail time. Will is introduced to Sean Maguire (Robin Williams), a psychology professor that learns as much from his "Patient", as Hunting learns from him. Written by best buddies and stars Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, the script deals a lot more than just therapy sessions. It's really a well rounded slice of life look at relationships and finding one's true self. Directed by Gus Van Sant, the performance from Williams is tops, and deserved its attention. The film has a lot of humor in it too. This helps balance out the film's more dramatic moments very nicely. Actress Minnie Driver as Skylar gives her all as Will's love interest and matches her performance in CIRCLE OF FRIENDS The "Collector's Series" DVD has a very conversational commentary between Van Sant, Damon, and Affleck that is very well executed and offers a lot of cool tid-bits about the film. There are 11 deleted scenes with commentary that are pretty good too but I can see why they were cut out. The rest of the extras, a production featurette, theatrical trailers/tv ads, a "Miss Misery music video, an Oscar Best Picture montage, and behind the scenes footage, make for a well rounded DVD. The commentary and deleted material are the extras that make this disc worth buying over the film only DVD Highly Recommended **** star disc
Rating:  - Fun, Real, Deep, Excellent
Director Gus Van Sant did a fine job directing the excellent actors in this film. There are a lot of similarities to his other film "Finding Forrester" with Sean Connery and Rob Brown, but this one has a very special and different feel to it. I was amazed at how well written the screenplay came from Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, which earned them each an Academy Award. Robin Williams was fantastic, and earned an Academy Award as well. He really got into his role, as well as the rest of them. Good Will Hunting is a very memorable film about a troubled young man with recognizable great potential, with strong friendships that inspire him to be better. This was a great role for all characters. However, if you happen to be someone who takes offense to foul language, you'll want to be prepared to hear a lot of it. Its R rating was well deserved, due to pervasive strong language, some sexual dialogue, and a scene of violence. For another movie with similar taste and not so much profanity, I would recommend Finding Forrester. Good Will Hunting was an amazing and memorable film. It was well worth my time.
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