John Merrick: The most beautiful man you'd ever meet.

Rating: 10/10 (11 January 2006)

I was speechless. Without any attempt of overreacting or being passionate, this piece of art will make you dream again. It will keep haunting you like a white, fuzzy dream. Believe me, I am a big fan of almost all genres, but this movie muted me.
The movie tells the story of John Merrick, a dreadfully deformed individual, enslaved and used as a means of entertainment. One scene shows a French man spitting at his "owner" for taking advantage of a such a majestic creature... Not an elephant, not an animal... but a human being, a man. It seems hopeless for him, until one person, a doctor, played brilliantly by Anthony Hopkins, takes his hand, and leads him to a place of beauty... A theater... He gives him hope again... But what John Merrick doesn't realize is that he's given the doctor something as well, something much more valuable than hope. He's given him life...
Please do yourself a favor and watch this movie. It is not sad, it is full of life. Tears come in pairs. A sweet tear never goes down alone...