But just not that good a movie overall. Not a bad movie either by a long shot, but if you consider the acting on show here, you would expect a somewhat better movie. Samuell L. Jackson especially is very good. Josh Hartnett does his best and the supporting cast is phenomenal (Alan Alda always delivers just to name one of the supporting actors). But unfortunately it takes quite a few missteps by walking a thin line. While the performances overall are subtle and genuine, sometimes they go completely OTT (Teri Hatcher especially has to deliver one dialog, where you feel sorry for her, while all the subtleness goes out the window).
Depending on how much you weight you put on acting, story and other things, you will like it more or less than I did. The point is, that this is a really good companion piece to "The Solist". So watch the Robert Downey Jr. picture too while you're at it.
Depending on how much you weight you put on acting, story and other things, you will like it more or less than I did. The point is, that this is a really good companion piece to "The Solist". So watch the Robert Downey Jr. picture too while you're at it.