One of the best movies I've ever seen

Rating: 10/10 (21 September 2001)

I think this is one of the best movies I've ever seen.

I also think the conflict within Charles van Doren is perfectly showed along the film. And his motivation. You can feel his disappoint whenever he is introduced to someone new, as he's told: "are you related to Mark van Doren, the Pulitzer prize winner?"
The challenge, just for giving it a name, between Charlie and Dick Goodwin is very well described. Two elevated minds, vis-a-vis, in an equal struggle of geniuses.
And Charlie´s father reaction when he learns the truth... and Charlie´s remorse and how he can't tell the truth to his father.
As Charlie says at the end: "I've gone too high on borrowed wings". The thing is he had wings on his own, but pretty hidden.