The perfect movie for all ages

Rating: 9/10 (4 April 2013)

The Princess Bride (1987) directed by Rob Reiner, is the perfect movie for all ages. College students love it. I watched it with my wife, grown daughter and her husband, and their two young children. It worked for all of us.
The screenplay, by William Goldman, is based on his book. Not surprisingly, the film captures the spirit--as well as the details--of the original. The acting is excellent, in an appropriate over-the-top sort of way. Cary Elwes is fine as Westley and so is Robin Wright as Buttercup, The Princess Bride.
However, the really great roles belong to Mandy Patinkin as the swordsman Inigo Montoya, Wallace Shawn as the Sicilian genius, Vizzini, and André the Giant as Fezzik, who is, indeed, a giant.
Billy Crystal as Miracle Max and Carol Kane as his wife Valerie have just one scene, but it's a highlight of the film Hilarious doesn't begin to describe it.
No lover of movies can afford to miss The Princess Bride. It worked well when we saw it on DVD, so there's no excuse not to rent it or buy it. It would be sad to go through life without seeing The Princess Bride at least once. (Several times would be better, but once is a must.)