What Is The Point?

Rating: 2/10 (2 October 2007)

Well Mr. Penn certainly made a beautiful film, filled with great acting performances and I always appreciate good storytelling. I do find it a shame that this wonderfully told story is the most unmoving story I can remember in recent history. I love the notion of following one's dream no matter what the cost but I can't help but feel that this kid just needed to be loved and in not feeling so ran from his pain. That is not following a dream, that is running from disappointment that he was not strong enough to deal with after a childhood of being spoiled. I find it a real shame that so many people in our society live with similar disappointment that they are moved by a story that is so over-told it's tired.