The Brilliance of Natalie

Rating: 9/10 (1 June 2005)

I couldn't believe how brilliant Natalie Portman was in this movie. She showed lots of real, raw emotion. Because of her I enjoyed this movie.
Though the movie was a little dark in my opinion, Natalie's character prove to be quite the spirit lifter.
I have put off watching the movie for several months because of the mixed reviews that I had heard about it. I finally watched the movie today and I now know that it was worth the wait. The emotion showed by everyone in this movie was incredible.
The view on relationships was very interesting. Most interesting was the relationship between Andrew and his parents. Sam, Natalie's character, was wonderful. It was easy to see why Andrew had fallen in love with her after only four days. She seemed to know the secret to being happy because one could tell that she really didn't care what anyone thought of her.