Finding Forrester
In an ordinary place, he found the one person to make his life extraordinary.
In an ordinary place, he found the one person to make his life extrao...
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2000
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Gus Van Sant tells the story of a young African American man named Jamal who confronts his talents while living on the streets of the Bronx. He accidentally runs into an old writer named Forrester who discovers his passion for writing. With help from his new mentor Jamal receives a scholarship to a private school.
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Rated:
PG-13
Runtime:
136 min
Release date:
21 Dec 2000
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$43,000,000
Revenue:
$80,049,764
Awards:
5 wins & 13 nominations
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
A rewarding exploration of the knotty and often contentious relationship between teacher and protege. Its chief pleasure is the master class in the art of acting delivered by Sean Connery.
– Desmond Ryan,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
11 Jan 2001
fresh:
A rare find.
– Paul Clinton (CNN.com),
CNN.com,
12 Jan 2001
fresh:
Funny and touching.
– Peter Travers,
Rolling Stone,
6 Feb 2001
rotten:
An anti-intellectual film about the intellectual life.
– Liam Lacey,
Globe and Mail,
19 Mar 2002
rotten:
If director Gus Van Sant had always been a hack it wouldn't matter so much, but personally I find this form of licking the audience's cheeks like an obsequious puppy deeply offensive.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
25 Mar 2008