Good Movie but not that good!

Rating: 8/10 (27 April 2004)

This is a very good film with good performances and great direction. It did win a few Academy Awards including the Big ONE! But it went up against Pulp Fiction and Shawshank Redemption. I have seen all three of these films many times but I think that Pulp Fiction should have one but it was propbably a little too original for most viewers. If not Pulp, I would have chosen Shawshank to win. At least for adapted screenplay? The film still is very well done and I think Zemeckis did an amazing job. Tarantino did deserve the Oscar though, but Zemeckis showed each era truthfully from what I have read and heard about. I have also heard that Terry Gilliam turned the film down and that was probably a very good thing. Don't get me wrong, he is a very good director but he would have ruined this movie. Overall, the film is very good, I would give it 8/10.