Was that Rain Man?

Rating: Null/10 (3 April 2002)

Crowe gave a brilliant performance of Dustin Hoffman playing Rain Man in this film. It was a film that oversimplified the nature of schizophrenia and its treatment. I did however think they did a nice job showing how reality can change into a world of delusions without an obvious transition. I am getting tired of movies about people with near superhuman abilities. It seems to be such an easy way to get around otherwise difficult transition points in a movie. I should say that I have worked with this population of mentally ill people so long I tend to get a bit picky about how they are presented. I work with people with schizophrenia every day that are doing fascinating and impressive feats to manage each day without the aid of some superhuman ability.