Finding Forrester

8.47

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An amazing story of diversity, adversity and of true friendship and understanding. One that will inspire and enlighten.

My Favorite Movie
"The secret to a woman's heart is an unexpected gift at an unexpected time."

This is one of my favorite movies. I particular enjoy the dynamic between Rob and Sean's characters. Its an observation of human behavior. It analyzes what motivates people, how we are influenced by social pressures and expectations, and gives a perspective of how to respond to these influences. If your in the mood for a drama that makes you think, this is one I'd recommend. It has a Good Will Hunting feel in places although with much milder language. There is a bit of coarse language so it may not be best for smaller children but I think its a great one for teenagers and up.

Awesome
I absolutely love this movie. It's deep and funny and sad all throughout. It's so witty and thought provoking. My favorite movie of all time.

Good Jamal Wallace...
Gus Van Sant is a strange director, in my opinion. He goes for the guts one minute, staying true to his vision as a director and creating something that, while not wholly embraced, is at least admirable and then the next minute gets so commercial that any essence of his vision as a director is lost in the mix. Sadly, you can't watch a film like `Good Will Hunting' or `Finding Forrester' and think they were made by the same guy who made such masterpieces as `To Die For' or `Elephant'.

That said, `Finding Forrester' (and to a slightly greater extent `Good Will Hunting') are not bad films, but underwhelming and generic ones. Some have given Van Sant credit for not making this `could be disaster' a complete cliché, but it's not like he breathed any freshness into it either.

It's serviceable.

On a dare, Jamal (a basketball player who can also write very well) sneaks into the apartment of a former famous author named William Forrester. Forrester has become a reclusive grump of a man but this fluke meeting brings the two together. Soon Forrester is helping Jamal hone his craft, giving him inspiration and proving to be a great `friend' in the end.

Yeah, it's kind of schmaltzy no matter what anyone wants to tell you.

The film has its moments, and it is a tad more honest and less clichéd (although Abraham's entire character is a cliché) as `Good Will Hunting' BUT the former had some fantastic performances that truly elevated the lackluster film. This film, while containing some talent (I mean, Connery, Paquin and Abraham are all Oscar winners), fails to really capitalize on those strengths. The performances are solid, but nothing revolutionary. The best performance in the film comes from the one non-actor (well, Busta Rhymes isn't an actor either), Rob Brown, who carries the film with an earnestness reminiscent of Matt Damon's portrayal of Will Hunting.

In the end, `Finding Forrester' is a tad too conservative to come from a man who has a following for throwing that said conservation out the window. No, we should expect to see layers to an auteur and so we shouldn't expect every film to `feel' the same, but this doesn't feel like a film from a polished director.

This kind of feels like `The Blind Side'.

must see for college english majors
This movie is right on. It proves that even though you are lettered in a field , you should remain somewhat humble or you could end up eating humble pie.

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