Good Will Hunting

Pros: Solid theme, most of the acting...
Cons: Didn't connect with me on an emotional level, over long

In 1997, Good Will Hunting came out. It proved to the world that Ben Affleck and Matt Damon actually had talent, in not only acting but writing as well. The film went on to be very successful and won some academy awards, and is generally beloved by ...

Pros: Story, acting
Cons: Profanity over-done, at times

Will Hunting (Matt Damon) is a tough kid (age twenty or so) from south Boston, who is prone to fighting and not being able to open up in his romantic relationships. He's also extremely bright and a mathematical genius. He gets a janitor's job at MIT and, ...

Pros: Everything about this movie is great !!
Cons: Not a sequal yet to see what happens to the charactors.

As a Robin Williams fan I ofcourse automaticly wanted to see this movie without any thought if it was going to be any good or not, and I was so glad to watch it after finishing it.I didn't find out it was a true story until about a week later after ...

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You certainly don't expect a story to be so enjoyable when two relative unknowns put pen to paper, but with Good Will Hunting, Matt Damon & Ben Affleck did just that.  Then they compounded the deal by staring in the lead roles, bring even ...

Pros: Outstanding performances; brilliant screenplay and concept; beautiful direction; genuinely emotional.
Cons: Some might find it melodramatic or overly vulgar (it's really not, though).

Most genres use story as a device, backdrop, or a convenience, but drama is a genre all about story. In its most basic form, "Good Will Hunting" is as classic a drama as they come, but like its hero, it manages to exceed well beyond the standards to the ...

Pros: unique and intricate plot, good acting, thought-provoking dialog
Cons: a little less polished near the end

Professor Gerald Lambeau (Stellan Starsgard) is a renowned mathematician and respected teacher at MIT who has just posted an extra credit problem for his class, one that he expects will take them weeks if they can figure out how to solve it at all. But ...

Pros: Both the script and the acting for this movie are excellent!
Cons: The fact that it did not receive as much acclaim as it should have.

When I first heard about "Good Will Hunting," I was working at a local movie theater where it was played. This was the end of 1997, and others with whom I worked told me more about the movie. I became intrigued, and I decided that I wanted to see it ...

Pros: Performances. Direction. Story.
Cons: Script can be tad 'eh.'

Think back to the times of Good Will Hunting. It was 1997. Matt Damon hadn't yet achieved the title of World's Cutest Boy (Other than Brad Pitt). Ben Affleck was almost a respected actor. There was even a connotation of achievement ...

Pros: Van Sant's Direction, Script, Locations, Cinematography, Editing, Production, Music, & Cast.
Cons: Some Predictable Moments in the Film.

In the film industry, it's always hard to get discovered and sometimes it can take years. Two examples in recent years have been the case for Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. Two young struggling actors trying to get acting gigs when in 1992, Matt Damon ...

Pros: Acting, dialogue, Morgan is really funny, music!
Cons: Not the most original story in the world...but you'll live...

Elliott Smith, folk-rock singer/songwriter wrote the brilliant song Miss Misery for Good Will Hunting which was nominated for an Academy Award (though "My Heart Will Go On" won. How f*cked up is that?). This all happened when Gus van Sant ...

Pros: Wow, wow, wow to the dialogue. Flawless execution by Damon and Williams.
Cons: It's all in your head.

Almost any movie, no matter how far away from serious it may be, has at least one good profound moment. The great thing about Good Will Hunting is that the entire thing feels like one big long profound moment. I may be ahead of myself in saying ...

Pros: Great acting, very well written script, great score
Cons: A little to silly at times.

This was a very nice surprise. After watching the excellent documentary Tough Guise, in which this film was mentioned, I was suitably impressed by the acting to pick it up for the weekend. I wasn't expecting much when I found out who wrote it, no less ...

Pros: Great script, good performances, witty and wise
Cons: Overstuffed, somewhat scattershot

Wouldn't it be nice to be able to watch Good Will Hunting and forget about the last seven years of Matt Damon and Ben Affleck in the tabloids? No Bennifer, no Reindeer Games, no Armageddon. Okay, I'm mostly pissed at Ben Affleck ...

Pros: Solid performances, music, script, pacing...Awesome movie!
Cons: Minnie Driver is weird sometimes.

I didnt see this movie in the theaters for many reasons. The main reason being that I simply didnt give a crap about it at the time. My brother had bought it not too long ago and recommended I watch it. I never did. Days passed by and I decided to give...

Pros: Writing, acting, music, lighting, directing, setting, costumes, relationships...you name it!
Cons: it ends!

Writing
“Good Will Hunting” survives with its astonishing writing. As with any movie, the writing is the lifeblood. It can make a great idea sour, or a mediocre idea the most admired film ever created. Either way, if the writing’s good you’re...