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Robin Williams won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, and actors Matt Damon and Ben Affleck nabbed one for Best Original Screenplay, but the feel-good hit Good Will Hunting triumphs because of its gifted director, Gus Van Sant. The unconventional director (My Own Private Idaho, Drugstore Cowboy) saves a script marred by vanity and clunky character development by yanking soulful, touching performances out of his entire cast (amazingly, even one by Williams that's relatively schtick-free). Van Sant pulls off the equivalent of what George Cukor accomplished for women's melodrama in the 1930s and 40s: He's crafted an intelligent, unabashedly emotional male weepie about men trying to find inner-wisdom.
Matt Damon stars as Will Hunting, a closet maths genius who ignores his gift in favour of nightly boozing and fighting with South Boston buddies (co-writer Ben Affleck among them). While working as a university janitor, he solves an impossible calculus problem scribbled on a hallway blackboard and reluctantly becomes the prodigy of an arrogant MIT professor (Stellan Skarsgård). Damon only avoids prison by agreeing to see psychiatrists, all of whom he mocks or psychologically destroys until he meets his match in the professor's former childhood friend, played by Williams. Both doctor and patient are haunted by the past and, as mutual respect develops, the healing process begins. The film's beauty lies not with grand climaxes, but with small, quiet moments. Scenes such as Affleck's clumsy pep talk to Damon while they drink beer after work, or any number of therapy session between Williams and Damon offer poignant looks at the awkward ways men show affection and feeling for one another. --Dave McCoy
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Original Title: Good Will Hunting (Blu-ray). Actors: Ben Affleck - Matt Damon - Minnie Driver - Robin Williams - Stellan SkarsgA??A?ard. Director: Gus Van Sant. Format: Blu-ray. Format Size: Widescreen. Runtime: 126 Mins. Language: English. Region code: Region 1 (United States Canada Bermuda U.S. territories). Discs: 1. Rating: Unrated. Genre: Drama. Release Year: 1998.
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By liskam
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There is nothing bad to say about this product. Plays excellent, excellent picture quality. All-round great movie and great product.
By jimmyc
Format:DVD
It's a must see and a must have for any video library. Excellent story and reality. What's it like to be a genius on the "wrong side of the tracks"? or how really smart people can end up using that to build walls. Top of the line acting.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
What you get is a solid 1080 transfer (not sure if it's 1080i or 1080p) and nice DTS Lossless Master Audio at a great price. Yes, this release is barebones, but what do you expect considering how inexpensive it is? If you just want the movie, this is a great deal. If you want extras, get this and a used copy of the DVD... or wait for the official U.S. release (which will be more expensive).
I have no complaints and am happy with this purchase.
I have no complaints and am happy with this purchase.
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One of the best movies of all time!
The themes and emotions are not just beffitting to the genre of "drama", but with the movie's reality comes the following: a beautiful, inspiring scene of events.
Published on Jan 12 2011 by Loo
4.0 out of 5 stars
Transfer is Great! If you have the DVD, don't hesitate to pick this...
I won't bother with a review of the movie here--there are already hundreds of those--but I wanted to (hopefully) add some helpful comments regarding this blu-ray transfer and help... Read more
Published on Feb 22 2010 by steven
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best Movie Ever!
This is one of the best movies of all time! Not much different with Blue Ray then regular DVD.
Published on Jan 5 2010 by Christopher Cozac
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Movie
If you enjoyed the regular DVD version of this movie and can't decide if you want the Blu-ray version I would say that the upgrade to Blu-ray is worth every penny. Read more
Published on July 2 2009 by Wayne
4.0 out of 5 stars
Just to clarify a few things...
This is in fact 1080p (not 1080i as the back cover states). English 5.1 DTS HD-MA (and 5.1 Dolby Digital in english and french as well). No subtitles. No special features. Read more
Published on Mar 13 2009 by C. Denison
1.0 out of 5 stars
Bare-bones
This is a bare-bones release of the movie. There are absolutely no special features, and the video is encoded in 1080i. Read more
Published on Mar 5 2009 by Carlos Moreira
4.0 out of 5 stars
I'm pumped! Let the healing begin!
A math genius, Will, grows up in the back streets of Boston. Will has never sought any formal education and frequently gets in trouble with the law. Read more
Published on Nov 2 2007 by Nolene-Patricia Dougan
5.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful, thought-provoking . . . perfect
This movie is either perfect, or as close as it's possible for a movie to be. The acting is outstanding. The direction is terrific. The script is heartfelt and real. Read more
Published on July 12 2004 by Lauren
4.0 out of 5 stars
A drama with emotional depth
This quiet drama about what genius means was the surprise hit of 1997, with friends Matt Damon and Ben Affleck both collaborating on the screenplay and acting. Read more
Published on Jun 18 2004 by Debbie Lee Wesselmann
5.0 out of 5 stars
Totally involving, original, wise and deeply moving.
So many people I respect loved this film that I just had to see it. And I was glad I did. It surprised me. Read more
Published on May 28 2004 by Linda Linguvic
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