Cool runnings Kiwiana

Rating: 8/10 (14 October 2005)

Win, win, feel-good movie for the good guy Americans and the no 8 fencing wire kiwis.
Cuts close to the bone and evokes some cultural cringe of the era but outweighed by the triumph of the human spirit.
Has the feel of a one man show with Hopkins undisputed master of all he surveys but top cameos by supporting actors. The force may be with him but the milk of human kindness runs through this film and it is a tonic for de-sensitized souls. This is an inter-generational film that will appeal to different age groups. It portrays a journey by a Don Quixote type character who is so single minded that others are drawn to the cause. In this it did remind me of 'Cool runnings' and deserves the runnway success enjoyed by this movie