Flaws are not worth mentioning

Rating: 10/10 (20 January 1999)

I was feeling weary from the constant barrage of action flicks, teen comedies and generally mindless drivel that you must endure as the "Coming Attractions" whizz past your eyes every time you enter a theatre. Five minutes into SIL, all memory of those images were completely driven from my mind and replaced by the best screenplay I've encountered in a long, long time.
This is not a perfect film. It doesn't matter. Any criticism that I could come up with would only feel like nit-picking at best. This is the sort of film that you encounter only once in a long while and renews your faith in the movie industries ability to make something truly wonderful. I had been quietly rooting for Saving Private Ryan to dominate the Oscars this year. Now, I must change my mind.