Brilliant!

Rating: Null/10 (29 November 2000)

This is the kind of unique, original movie that just does not get made in Hollywood. Can you imagine what a Jerry Bruckheimer would've done to this sensitive, naturalistic story of a man who learns he has a larger purpose in life - and the accompanying gifts to carry that purpose out? It has none of the requisite overblown action that a "comic book" movie would have ("X-men", "Batman" etc.) I was riveted from the first frame to the last. The final twist, though abrupt, is brilliant. Great low-key performances from everyone. The most enjoyable film I've seen in some time.