How movies should be made

Rating: 10/10 (20 June 2006)

You'll come across so many positive superlatives when reading pretty much any review of this movie. I saw it in the cinema as soon as it came out, and couldn't wait to own a copy. I admit to owning a motorbike, but in truth the bike part of the film is almost incidental; the story is really about a great man, with the kind of will to succeed that perhaps we all wish we could muster. As with all the best movies, it is alternately funny, sad, exhilarating, scary, but always moving and entertaining. Often these days labeling a film as "family friendly" can be warning of a mediocre or boring experience, but not with this one. Despite a couple of moderately adult situations, I'd have no hesitation in allowing kids to see it. The theme, the perseverance, the kindness and strength of character displayed, all have much to teach younger viewers - and older ones too!