A roller coaster of fun and despair

Rating: 9/10 (22 July 2005)

I would give this a 10 if it filled in a few more gaps for me but the movie would have been 4 hours long if it did. Hilary Swank was fantastic in this and you can't help but fall in love with her attitude, determination and unselfishness. Clint was perfect in this role, he reminded me of my grandpa, angry at the world in his own lovable way. My biggest criticism is that they don't go into enough of his past to explain him. Morgan Freeman plays perfectly right along side Clint and they do a great job playing the roles of long time friends. There is a magical touch to this film that is indescribable, you can feel the connection between the characters and you feel like you are watching something real. Unfortunately the ending leaves you a little down and incomplete. I think they could have cut that shorter and spared me the long drawn emotional pain. All in all it was a great film and definitely worth your time.