Good Will Hunting (1997)
Critic Reviews
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San Francisco Chronicle Peter Stack
Intimate, heartfelt and wickedly funny, it's a movie whose impact lingers.
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100
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Boston Globe Jay Carr
First and foremost, Good Will Hunting is a film riding young, exuberant energies.
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88
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USA Today Mike Clark
Damon convincingly matches Williams recrimination for recrimination in this portrayal of mutual tough love, even with the latter giving what may be the best performance of his career.
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75
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Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
It's the individual moments, not the payoff, that make it so effective.
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75
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Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman
Stuffed--indeed, overstuffed--with heart, soul, audacity, and blarney. You may not believe a minute of it, but you don't necessarily want to stop watching.
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75
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New York Daily News Jami Bernard
You'd never guess this just-off-center movie was directed by indie hero Gus Van Sant. Maybe, like Will, he's casual about his gifts and feels no need to trot them out.
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75
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Chicago Tribune Mark Caro
Presents a few too many hugs and arguments over what's best for Will. But ultimately, the movie, like its protagonist, boasts an integrity and intelligence that are tough not to admire. [25 December 1997, Tempo, p.1]
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ReelViews James Berardinelli
An ordinary story told well. Taken as a whole, there's little that's special about this tale -- it follows a traditional narrative path, leaves the audience with a warm, fuzzy feeling, and never really challenges or surprises us.
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The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Rick Groen
Both smart and shrewd -- it wraps that same comforting message in a thoroughly entertaining package.
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Baltimore Sun Ann Hornaday
Fairly bursts with the exuberance and youthful energy that must have attended its creation.
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70
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Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan
While the charismatic performances of Damon and Affleck make Good Will Hunting a difficult entertainment to resist, doing just that is not as hard as the film would like to think.
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50
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Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt
Matt Damon and Robin Williams give touching performances, but Gus Van Sant's filmmaking is surprisingly ordinary.
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