An Emotionally Disturbed Mathmatical Genius from South Boston

Rating: 6/10 (21 August 2017)

This movie begins with an incredibly gifted young man named "Will Hunting" (Matt Damon) working as a janitor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The problem with him is that he is extremely anti-social and is constantly getting into trouble with the law. Then one day he sees an incredibly difficult mathematical formula posted on a bulletin board there at the university and he writes the solution on it without any difficulty. Needless to say, the professor who put the problem on the bulletin board named "Gerald Lambeau" (Stellan Skarsgård) is totally amazed and immediately sets out to find the person responsible. However, when he finds Will he is totally unprepared for the emotional wreck in front of him. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that I really enjoyed the performance of Matt Damon, Robin Williams (as the psychologist "Dr. Sean Maguire") and to a lesser extent that of Ben Affleck (as Will's loyal friend "Chuckie"). On that note, I should probably mention that Matt Damon won an Oscar for "Best Actor in a Leading Role" while both Robin Williams and Minnie Driver (as Will's girlfriend "Skylar") were each nominated for an Oscar as well. Be that as it may, although the film has some slow scenes here and there it has a quality soundtrack and enough good drama and comedy to entertain nicely enough and for that reason I have rated it accordingly. Above average.