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Good Will Hunting

1997

Gus Van Sant

Matt Damon, Robin Williams, Minnie Driver, Ben Affleck ...

7.5

106,729

Drama. Romance Matt Damon stars as Will Hunting, a closet math genius who ignores his gift in favor of nightly boozing and fighting with South Boston buddies (co-writer Ben Affleck among them). While working as a university janitor, he solves an impossible calculus problem scribbled on a hallway blackboard and reluctantly becomes the prodigy of an arrogant MIT professor (Stellan Skarsgård). Damon only avoids prison by agreeing to see psychiatrists, ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Desson Howe The Washington Post	"The real joy of 'Good Will Hunting' is in the tussle of wills between Damon, an impressive actor (...) and Williams, arguably the world's most dynamic comedian"	POS
United States	Emanuel Levy Variety	"A beautifully textured movie about the kinds of individuals seldom seen in mainstream Hollywood (...) 'Good Will Hunting' is funny, nonchalant, moving and angry"	POS
United Kingdom	Bob McCabe Empire	"The strength of 'Good Will Hunting' lies in the amazing assurance of its script (...) In a movie that exudes quality, however, it is Robin Williams that provides both its heart and its highlight (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Duane Byrge The Hollywood Reporter	"The best thing about Good Will Hunting is not in its well-crafted, psychological symmetries but in the just-plain messiness of its humanity. It's rowdy, it's funny, it's heartbreaking — it rings of life"	POS
United Kingdom	Nev Pierce BBC	"Touching, without being sentimental, and feelgood without appearing contrived"	POS

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