Don't Give Up, Hold Out for This Movies 2nd Half

Rating: 9/10 (6 June 2005)

This is one of the best movies I have ever seen and I love it but having said that I want to critique it to share one disappointment with the movie. It is the beginning, the way the stories of the characters are brought together. It felt cluttered and disjointed to me to the point that when the characters finally do come together the emotion derided from those stories that should have been there just was not present. The stories do not effectively pull you in and the cultured artsyness of the beginning may have unfortunately bored some to turn it off but the story they wanted was just ahead if only they knew. It seemed the separate stories impact was muffled but then that highlights the power of this movie, that is from the moment the principle characters do come together it becomes such a great story in itself there is no need for the first part of this movie but then oh how much more powerful this movie could have been. Despite that this movie is in my top 10 of all time. Right now it looks like the best underdog movie out there. There are so many fundamental things happening in this movie that relate to our lives and culture that when it all finally comes to a climactic peak it is emotionally wondrous . The characters as they are cast is a masterstroke and I have to say as to the casting of the George Wolf character, and although it is a small part, BRAVO! So perfectly cast here for the intensity and sympathetic sober tenor to the buildup of the climactic moment that I'am just amazed. Excellent! This movie is about what makes America great and more now than ever we need to remember that.