the wrong recognition

Rating: 2/10 (1 January 1999)

This movie won a Best Screenplay Oscar. No! This movie had its good points - the acting was incredible, and all of the characters were played believably. But the writing was awful. Robin Williams' character was so pathetically cliched that I personally wanted Will to go psycho and kill him, just so I wouldn't have to watch anymore. And Skylar was no catch, but Will never EVER deserved her. I mean, our first view of this guy has him assaulting a man who never did anything to him. We're supposed to like THIS character? No, mathematical ability is no excuse for this guy's anti-social danger. I fervently believed that Matt Damon was this character, but that doesn't mean it was well written.