Cuba Gooding as "Character Actor"

Rating: Null/10 (4 December 2004)

Hi5 to Cuba Gooding! He is a great character actor--as confirmed by his own comments after the movie. His portrayal of "Radio" was effective, passionate--and very heart-warming.
He was very believable as a person mentally challenged. I knew it would be a tear jerker and it was. I thought his older brother should have been more visible in the movie, though. The loss of his mother and the way in which he reacted was so touching. I appreciated the fact that the director downplayed a church funeral and a cemetery scene--the fact that his mother died before she saw him in his full range of potential was heart breaking enough.
I wonder how many people who saw the move really figured out the message behind the message of the movie?
I sure did!
Fine