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Good Will Hunting
NC16 (SINGAPORE)
1998
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3.0
Part character study, part redemptive drama, and all cheesy heart, its Boston baked melodrama, a little too gooey at times, but still pretty delicious ..
Austin Chronicle
3.8
The outcome of the movie is fairly predictable; so is the whole story, really. Its the individual moments, not the payoff, that make it so effective.
Rogerebert
4.0
Damon gets both the exhilarating ease of Wills intellect and the terrible turmoil that lurks beneath it.
Telegraph
4.0
Gus Van Sants no nonsense direction keeps this multilayered psychological drama on course as it probes the complicated themes of love, work, ambition, ..
Spirituality And Practice
2.5
Not a work of art or great power, but it has some moving moments.
Sover
3.5
The picture can get overly sentimental at times, but Gus Van Sants sensitive direction, his admiration for beautiful faces and his excellent use of th ..
Combust Ible Celluloid
5.0
The screenplay by Damon and Affleck is very smart, funny and emotionally moving.
Lariat
3.5
This poignant drama about the emotional awakening of a troubled working class prodigy is significantly more intelligent than the usual movie portrait ..
Film Journal
3.8
A lot of the beats are a bit too familiar from previous entries in the series, which isnt surprising given that this is the fifth film to play off the ..
Q Network
3.5
You may not believe a minute of it, but you dont necessarily want to stop watching.
Ew
5.0
That may disappoint hard core Van Sant fans, but it shows the director applying a sure hand to a more mainstream story without forsaking the offbeat.
Sf Gate
4.0
Touching, without being sentimental, and feelgood without appearing contrived, this is one shrink wrapped drama thats worth unpacking.
Bbc
4.4
A true Amistad movie should be an inspiring, highly emotional and moving tale about the courage and will of the Africans themselves not the mildly aff ..
Mr Brown Movies
3.5
Production values get high marks with photography and art direction solid.
Reeling Reviews
4.5
Gifted kids are left to pull themselves up by their bootstraps hell, theyre smart enough.But adults forget that theyre still children.
Flickfilosopher
3.8
So, while Good Will Hunting is far from a late year masterpiece, its a worthwhile sample of entertainment.
ReelViews
5.0
The best thing about Good Will Hunting is not in its well crafted, psychological symmetries but in the just plain messiness of its humanity. Its rowdy ..
Hollywood Reporter
5.0
It would be a worthy contender for the Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Actor awards.
Spliced Wire
4.4
Its too sentimental and uplifting for a straight drama, but the emotions are too subtle for melodrama.
Movie Habit
4.4
Good Will Hunting proves, if nothing else, that actors Matt Damon and Ben Affleck would have a career in the movie business even if they couldnt act.
Deseret News
4.5
Damon, in a performance sure to establish him solidly as a major star, shows every sensitivity from the angry young man, to the hurt, vulnerable produ ..
Urban Cine File
4.4
More kudos to Damon and Affleck for their neat acting performances.
Montreal Film Journal
4.0
This is obviously intended to be a feel good movie, with its emotional journeys and interconnection between the characters, but I think its best featu ..
Film Quips Online
4.5
Good Will Hunting was released two weeks after The Sweet Hereafter, and its a far more mainstream drama with its own potent story of overcoming the tr ..
Vice
4.5
This is the performance that finally brings it all together perfectly.
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