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| Finding Forrester | 
 enlarge | Director: Gus Van Sant
Actors: Sean Connery, Rob Brown, F. Murray Abraham, Anna Paquin, Matt Damon
Studio: Sony Pictures
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  217 reviews
Sales Rank: 5276
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 136
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5 x 0.6
MPN: COLD05989D
ISBN: 0767861434
UPC: 043396059894
EAN: 9780767861434
ASIN: B00005ASOC
Theatrical Release Date: December 19, 2000
Release Date: April 24, 2001
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Complete with original disc(s), artwork, and case. In stock and ships right now!
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| Customer Reviews:
Great movie! October 17, 2007
This is a great teaching movie! While there is an excessive amount of swearing, the true message of the film gets through. Pick it up if you want a great story!
 A Moving Experience September 29, 2007
This is a movie with an excellent premise, good actors, and fine directing, and one that should be seen by all who can not appreciate the quality of other human beings. And for those that do. It shows the potential for relationships between any two or more unlike individuals anywhere. My wife and I were impressed with Rob Brown's debut performance on the big screen. I was curious and was pleased to find he later starred in six movies since the filming of Forrester. The action moves purposefully, did not lag, and ended with a positive conclusion. The only problem I found was some excessive bad language. Because of this, I can recommend it for all adults, and only for a family with teen plus years, but not with younger children. This review was based on a VHS video from my private collection.
Excellent Drama With Exceptional Star Power. Sir Sean Connery Is Brilliant As Ever. August 28, 2007
Gus Van Sant's follow-up to his unneccessary remake of Sir Alfred Hitchcock's classic thriller "Psycho" is an inspiring film on the levels of "The Karate Kid" and his Academy Award winning 1997 drama "Good Will Hunting." The star power here is terrific, with Academy Award winners Sir Sean Connery (Best Supporting Actor, "The Untouchables"; but he will always be remembered as that suave superspy Bond...James Bond), F. Murray Abraham (Best Actor, "Amadeus") and Anna Paquin (Best Supporting Actress,
"The Piano"). To give away the multi-layerd plot would be pointless, but the relationship between Brown & Ms. Paquin's characters should have been developed further (no, I'm not asking for sex scenes, but touches of romance would have been nice). Watch for a surprise cameo near the end. Though I haven't seen it, "Finding Forrester" is good like "Good Will Hunting" minus the language and sex. Rated PG-13 for some strong language.
Connery's Character is RALPH ELLISON August 5, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Sean Connery's character is based on Ralph Ellison; the famous African American novelist that produced only a single Masterpiece (Invisible Man). The book "Ralph Ellison's Collected Works" has an essay that was first published in the Atlantic Monthly back in 1970; it's called In-Divisible Man. The essay begins with a scene that is eerily similar to a scene from Finding Forrester. I recommend anyone that loves this movie get a copy Ralph's Collected Essays and check it out. Like Ellison's Masterpiece--Invisible Man--the themes explored in Finding Forrester are, above all else, universal; you could replace any character with another character of any race or gender and it would still work. It would have worked if the entire cast was white or black or green. This was a very well written and expertly realized film. Also: These connections with Ralph Ellison are a wonderful topic for a high school literature class to tackle.
This is a good movie! July 9, 2007
Good movie about the reclusive writer of "the" great American novel and a bright kid from the hood; and their impact on each other. I would watch it again because it is a good "feel good" story, with very good performances. There are unusual ups and downs the characters must face. I would rate this 3.5 stars.
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