So then, the Tuesday Night is Film Night rolls around yet again. And for our DVD delight, our film fascination and our magical movie moment tonight is;
Good Will Hunting
This could, quite easily be the easiest review that I will ever write for a film.
Why?
I'll tell you why. All I would have to write is;
BRILLIANT!
That's it in a nutshell. Good Will Hunting is a brilliant film.
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are just superb. Even more so when you consider that they actually wrote it. And quite rightly won Oscars for the Best Original Screenplay.
Talking of Oscars, Good Will Hunting also produced the Best Supporting Actor, which went to Robin Williams, who played, so brilliantly; Sean Maguire the shrink, come therapist who manages to scratch the surface of the complex Will Hunting (Damon).
Will Hunting is the troubled genius, who is a janitor at MIT who just ignores his inbuilt knowledge. Until such times that he is saved from a jail term by arrogant college lecturer Prof. Gerald Lambeau (Stellan Skarsgård).
Lambeau refers Will to Sean Maguire, to try to release the inner genius and avoid wasting himself on his no-good mates.
It's a deep, meaningful, feelgood film. The use of expletives is liberal, but it is well placed and not gratuitous. Matt Damon is fantastic in the lead role, ably supported by Affleck. Minnie Driver injects a much needed glamour aspect and a love interest for Will.
If you haven't seen this film, then do so. It is as close to the perfect movie, as you can get.
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