This movie has everything it takes to be an all-time favorite.

Rating: 9/10 (28 November 2001)

Now here's a movie to remember. A fine story, some great acting and realism at it's best. When I look at this movie, time and time again, I get carried away every time.
The conversations are high-standing, yet completely "every-day talk" and common. No fine script-scentenses here, only regular dialog. This makes the movie more realistic than some other drama's. And the way story's are told; pure genius... Think for example of the way Sean talks about his wife, or Chuck tells about his uncle. And, really brilliant: Seans monolog in the park...
The acting is (dare I say it?) perfect, or at least very close to that term. The expressions on faces, the body-language, everyting. Very clear about the film is everybody's position in the movie. Every person has his own personality, and it's very clear what their motives are.
Another apect that is very well worked out is the story. Not just a regular story, but a fine recognisable plot. Very great are the things Sean and Will have in common; their past, their fear of loving an(other) woman and so on.
Then there is the symbolism. This too is something they really thought about while making this movie. For exemple; Sean keeps buying this lottery ticket but never wins anything. They talk about the odds of winning a price. This refers to the great gift Will has; he symbolicly has a winning ticket, which is his gift. Or think about the way Will tries to figure Sean out by looking at his painting. Here he switchs roles with Sean, as he starts to "see through" the shrink, in stead of the other way around.

So there are plenty of aspects which are pretty good thought through... Nothing to complain about, if you ask me. A movie to remember forever!