Finding Forrester: Sean Connery, Rob Brown, F. Murray Abraham, Anna Paquin, Busta Rhymes, April Grace, Michael Pitt, Michael Nouri, Richard Easton, Glenn Fitzgerald, Lil' Zane, Stephanie Berry, Harris Savides, Gus Van Sant, Dany Wolf, Jonathan King, Laurence Mark, Rhonda Tollefson, Mike Rich: Amazon.ca: Video

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Sean Connery, Rob Brown, F. Murray Abraham, Anna Paquin, Busta Rhymes, April Grace, Michael Pitt, Michael Nouri, Richard Easton, Glenn Fitzgerald, Lil' Zane, Stephanie Berry, Fly Williams III, Damany Mathis, Damion Lee Because of scoring exceptionaly high on a state wide standardized exam and being an exceptionally good basketball player Jamal Wallace is sent to a prestigious prep school in Manhattan. He soon befriends the reclusive writer, William Forrester. The friendship leads to William to overcome his reclusivness and for Jamal to overcome the racial prejudices and pursue his true dream - writing.

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2.0 out of 5 stars un DVD sans pochette originale, Feb 8 2012

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Claude R Picard - See all my reviews

This review is from: Finding Forrester (DVD)

Je suis non satisfait car c'est la premiere fois qu'une commande d'achat d'un film sur DVD m'est envoyé sans �tre dans la pochette d'origine. Je n'accepte pas avoir recu ce DVD dans une pochette non originale qui de plus est une pochette de CD (cheap).

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3.0 out of 5 stars Okay but not great, Feb 24 2004

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Although this movie didn't engage me as much as most of Connery's movies, I still enjoyed it, and he's still excellent as the crusty but reclusive writer who takes a brilliant young black kid under his wing and nurtures his writing talent. Rob Brown is also excellent in the role and surprisingly good since he is apparently a non-actor. The relationship that develops between the two unlikely friends grows out of their love of books and writing, and they come to like and respect each other despite the cultural and generational gap that exists between them. F. Murray Abraham is also great playing the villain as usual who wrongly attempts to get Rob expelled for an infraction, when Connery suddenly comes to his aid at the climax. This reminded me of the final scene in "Scent of a Woman" in which Al Pacino comes to the aid of Chris O'Donnell at his exclusive New England private school. A little piece of trivia--did anybody notice the ending music during the credits with the Jamaican steel drum band? It was the same music used during the credits in the Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek movie, Badlands, about two serial killers in South Dakota back in the 50's. I loved that music but have no idea about how to get ahold of it, and I was amazed to find it by chance in this movie. The only reason I don't give the movie more stars is that it just doesn't seem to get off the ground dramatically, but maybe I just don't appreciate the director's naturalistic, low-key style, since that could have been what he intended. Overall, however, it's still a good flick and worth seeing if you're a Connery fan like me.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Essential for every movie collection, Dec 4 2001

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C.E. Ducote (Cantonment, FL) - See all my reviews

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First saw this film on a flight from Greece to the U.S.; as long as the trip was, watching "Finding Forrester" made it incredibly enjoyable. I purchased the DVD as soon as I could and shared it with my family. So far, everyone I've recomended it to has loved it. You will laugh, you will cry, you will be changed forever.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Your the man now, dog!
I loved the way that a most uncommon friendship formed between 2 most different people. Who would have thought that Sean Connery fitted into a role such as this, but it was very... Read more

Published on April 23 2004 by Wolfe Moffat

2.0 out of 5 stars Not Much To Find Here
Probably Gus Van Sant`s more mainstream (and uninspired??) movie, "Finding Forrester" presents a couple of intriguing moments and ideas yet the result is typical and too... Read more

Published on April 23 2004 by gonn1000