Good Will Hunting Reviews
Filmcritic.com
All told, the film has plenty of enjoyable moments, but it's just not the deep experience the filmmakers want you to believe it is.
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| Original Score: 2.5/5
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Not a work of art or great power, but it has some moving moments.
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| Original Score: C
Top CriticThe outcome of the movie is fairly predictable; so is the whole story, really. It's the individual moments, not the payoff, that make it so effective.
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| Original Score: 3/4
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies
Mature teens will appreciate this story, written by its appealing two stars, of a brilliant young man with a troubled past.
| Original Score: 5/5
Arizona Daily Star
The film succeeds not because of an overall arc, but as a chain of smaller moments that glimmer in their minuscule perfection.
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| Original Score: 4/4
Film Journal International
Good Will Hunting is a most accomplished writing debut for two young actors with a solid future as Hollywood hyphenates.
rec.arts.movies.reviews
This is a film with a serious credibility problem and one which stagnates in the middle act.
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| Original Score: low +1 out of -4..+4
Combustible Celluloid
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.
Van Sant makes Good Will Hunting a lot livelier than it might have been.
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| Original Score: 3/4
It's acted and directed with care, and Damon is outstanding, his scenes with Driver being especially sparky.
Flick Filosopher
Will's relationships with his best friend, Chuckie (Affleck), and new girlfriend, Skylar (Minnie Driver), resonate with a depth that unfortunately few other movies approach.
Apollo Guide
Good Will Hunting is a confident film with great performances and an authentic look, sound and feel.
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| Original Score: 84/100
SPLICEDWire
At the core of Good Will Hunting is vivid, succulent dialogue that is emotionally naked, yet remarkably pedestrian at the same time.
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| Original Score: 4/4
Spirituality and Practice
Three soul friends help a troubled young man to find his place in the world.
Cinema em Cena
É realmente impressionante que dois jovens como Matt Damon e Ben Affleck tenham sido capazes de escrever um roteiro tão complexo quanto o de 'Gênio Indomável'.
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| Original Score: 4/5
Reeling Reviews
Affleck is on my long list for Academy notice this year.
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| Original Score: B
Looking Closer
... beneath their arrogance and crass behavior, you'll find a lot of hurt and many defense mechanisms raised against a compassionless, manipulative society.
| Original Score: A
