People would kick copies of Byron in my face.......

Rating: 8/10 (28 September 2014)

Todd Anderson has been sent to the school where his popular older brother was a student.
His room-mate, Neil, although exceedingly bright and popular, is very much under the thumb of his father.
The two, along with their other friends, meet Professor Keating, their new English teacher, who tells them of the titular group, and encourages them to go against the status quo.
Each, in their own way, does this, and are changed for life....
This is another one of those movies that I had always wanted to watch, and was just always waylaid in favour of another movie. Its a shame that it was because of his untimely death that I finally saw this film.
And although it's not the masterpiece many say it is, its the performances that make the film, especially Hawke, and Robert Sean Leonard.
But I can see why many hold it with such high standards, because it was such a leftfield move for Williams, it's like Stallone moving from action movies to do comedy............oh, wait a minute.....
It has an air of something throughout the movie, and even though it's has an inspiring, uplifting narrative, there's a sense throughout the movie that something bad is going to happen to the group.
But Williams character is so full of empathy, that even though other characters are more interesting, whenever he's on screen, you cannot help but be hooked.
The final scene is air thumpingly triumphant, and it leaves you with a nice feeling.
And any film that leaves you with that feeling is worth watching.
RIP Robin Williams....