Amazing

Rating: 10/10 (8 November 2015)

This movie works on so many levels. 7.3 is way too low. When I watch a great movie, one thing I like to think about is how unpredictable the journey is. Most movies, you know who wins, dies, falls in loves, and you can pretty much predict how too if you're good. This was definitely not one of those movies. I mean, when you sat down to watch this movie, you'd never be able to predict this is what you were about to watch. Obviously the acting is fantastic, and that's what everyone talks about. What I think is severely overlooked is how amazing this script is though.
First of all, to have a romantic comedy deal with the macho world of sports is brilliant. That it was able to work with both the romance and the agent part was honestly pretty unique. I just felt like every turning point was organic and unifying. Who would think that putting the marriage halfway in the movie would work? 99% of writers would put that at the end, but it works here! Also, what a cool and interesting thing to have the arrogant but up and coming football star be the role model for a good marriage, and what ultimately inspires Maguire to make his marriage to Dorothy work.
The scenes were fantastic-the dialog wasn't lame and "on the nose." The jokes were hilarious, and obviously the little boy was so perfect and added so much. You could tell Cameron Crowe spent those 3 years writing the script tweaking everything to perfection. That effort paid off.
I'm glad this was a hit. Although people might see it as "commercial", I think this was an excellent Hero's Journey and airtight screen writing. I was moved and I identified with every character so much. Thank you for such a great movie!