Good Will Hunting (1997)
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Reviews Counted:59
Fresh:57
Rotten:2
Average Rating:8.1/10
Consensus: Van Sant, working from Affleck and Damon's script, lends warmth and real emotion to the film's somewhat basic story.
Runtime: 2 hrs 6 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: A South Boston whiz kid elects to clean the halls of learning rather than enter them, slumming his way through life as a janitor at MIT. But his natural ability to unravel complex equations... [More]
Starring: Matt Damon, Robin Williams, Ben Affleck, Minnie Driver
Director: Gus Van Sant
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Reviews for Good Will Hunting
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Towering performance by Matt Damon as a troubled working class who needs to address his creative genius elevates this drama way above its therapeutic approach, resulting in a zeitgeist film that may touch chord with young viewers the way The Graduate did Full Review |
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Despite its coarse exterior, Good Will Hunting proves to be a rather positive and motivational experience. Full Review |
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Can get overly sentimental at times, but Gus Van Sant's sensitive direction... and his excellent use of the city make it a hugely entertaining and effective film. Full Review |
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4/4 |
The film succeeds not because of an overall arc, but as a chain of smaller moments that glimmer in their minuscule perfection. Full Review |
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For the first time in his career, Van Sant is invisible as a filmmaker, simply getting out of the way of the story and his performers. The film is richer for it. Full Review |
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... beneath their arrogance and crass behavior, you'll find a lot of hurt and many defense mechanisms raised against a compassionless, manipulative society. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Uno sale del cine y se da cuenta de por qué la película recibió tanta atención. Full Review |
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Not a work of art or great power, but it has some moving moments. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Though the movie tells a straightforward story, there are enough offbeat touches along the way to balance out its more predictable aspects. Full Review |
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