A Surprisingly Moving Film

Rating: 9/10 (28 June 2004)

I really didn't expect to like this film very much, because I don't consider Tim Burton to be the type of director who could handle a film about humanity. I also suspected the film might get sappy and sentimental, but he manages to stay clear of this.
The film takes about ten minutes to establish itself, but once the tone is set it will hold your interest for the full two hours. This despite the lack of tired Hollywood action sequences.
Billy Crudup hits all the right notes as a son who realizes he never really knew his father in any real sense. I've never seen one single frame of Crudup on film that did not ring true, and this is no exception.
Overall a movie worth seeing.