I like the movie, I just think Boogie nights deserved a nomination more.

Rating: 9/10 (25 July 2011)

I know that everybody will hate me for this, but I think that Good will hunting is one of the most overrated movies ever made. Aside from its acting, there's nothing really that special about it. I liked it, but it shouldn't have been nominated for best picture.
Matt Damon plays Will Hunting, a janitor who has a brilliant mind but a terrible attitude. The film mainly focuses on his relationship with a professor(Robin Williams) who, as he gets to know him, is the only one who truly understands him.
Now, I didn't dislike the movie. I thought the acting, especially from Damon, Williams, and Minnie Driver, who plays Will's girlfriend, was strong. And it held my interest the whole way through. But I really couldn't find much that special about it, excluding the performances.
Some of the scenes are rather cheesy, I felt. And some of them are gut wrenching, but yet some are cheesy. Also, some of the characters are unnecessary. Those are Will's friends, played by Ben and Casey Affleck, and Cole Hauser. The scenes with them in it are weak compared to the rest of the film.Also, there are moments where the dialogue is smart and funny. But yet there are scenes where you can sense cheddar in the room.
I'm glad that Damon has won an Oscar(not Affleck, cause I get the vibe he didn't actually contribute). But I don't think that they quite deserved it. Also nominated for best original screenplay was The Full Monty(love that movie) and Boogie nights(love that one even more).
It sounds like I didn't like it. Not true. I never said it was a bad movie. I did enjoy it, just not as much as everybody else on planet earth. Sue me, I don't care. Boogie nights deserved its place on the Oscar ballot, or Jackie Brown. Good movie, has great moments and performances, but not a great movie.
B