Best Movie of 2000 YET!

Rating: 9/10 (4 November 2000)

This movie takes place in Savannah, GA, quite close to where I live. I have been waiting for this movie to open for some months now and it didn't let me down. I am usually quite annoyed by southern accents on film, but this movie does not over-do the southern accent. Will Smith does an AWESOME job in this movie, providing such witty comments to Matt Damon on his golf that are extremely funny. He will be recognized by the Academy this March, I just know it. The love affair between Junuh (Matt Damon) and Idell (Charlize Theron) is also not overdone. Idell is not the typical girl-waiting-for-her-love-to-get-back type of girl, instead, when Junuh doesn't return back from the war, she simply moves on. When Junuh reappears it takes some time before you realize how Idell actually felt/feels about the way Junuh just vanished. Matt Damon and Charlize Theron are wonderful attributes to this movie. I wish I could tell you more, but I will say that the movie is beautifully done in every aspect...I don't especially love golf and I still loved this movie, which is over two hours long but felt like two minutes. I had to go to the bathroom during the movie and actually ran to the bathroom and back just so I would miss as little as possible! You have got to get to the theatre to see this movie!