A Great Story

Rating: 9/10 (10 June 2014)

I really did enjoy this movie quite a bit. However, I found the message (if there was one) to be conflicting. In life we are taught to push past our fears and anxieties because fear of the unknown is just that. Well, here was a girl who did just that, beat the odds, didn't care what others thought and what happens? She ends up a vegetable and dead.Not that I could blame her, I wouldn't want to live like that either. This movie was based on a true story so to that girl, God bless her. I love Clint Eastwood's movies and this one was true to form for him I felt. But Morgan Freeman's talents were down played I thought, Hilary Swank was great as was Clint. It's a very long movie and you don't get bored but when the credits started to roll I found myself thinking 'that's it?'She just got good and that's it? If you watch the movie without expectations then your heart will melt, you will think about the movie after it's over and would recommend to friends because it is a great story and movie. However, if you have expectations as I did then you will have some sort of criticism as well as enjoy the movie. I hope that makes sense to someone else other than me:)