true to form

Rating: Null/10 (4 April 2000)

This movie is one of the best I have seen in a long time. Why it didn't receive as many awards as American Beauty is just more proof that politics and viewers' understanding can spoil an exceptional movie. I don't like movies that are obvious copy-cats as opposed to sequels. I've heard some viewers commenting that this movie is just another " so & so ". I say "so & so " because I don't want to give any of the story line away, but this couldn't be further from the truth. Haley Joel Osment did a powerful job. Bruce Willis didn't do the hard, shot 'em up, run for your life thing, and I think most people were expecting the Die Hard John McClain (sp). I think that is why many people didn't come out of the movie feeling satisfied, along with the fact that there is required thinking and acceptance on the viewers part.