Good Will Hunting Reviews and Ratings


  • marian22223
    November 30, 2009
    marian22223
    " People call those imperfections, but no, that's the good stuff. "
  • lgartrell1
    November 28, 2009
    lgartrell1
    One of the best movies ever! Brought fame to Matt & Ben since they wrote the script. Could see this movie over and over.
  • jdgraves2008
    November 26, 2009
    jdgraves2008
    My favorite movie of all time.
  • tienweiwei
    November 24, 2009
    tienweiwei
    Excellent Plot!! and Excellent cast too!!
  • ythelastman89
    November 18, 2009
    ythelastman89
    This would get five stars, but I think Gus Vant Sant really sold himself short with the visual style of the film. His previous works were so personal and this just felt so alien to me. I think that is mainly due to the fact that that this is more of Matt Damon and Ben Affleck's m...( read more)ovie. They were really the one's that had the story all mapped out in their minds, you can see this same style when Affleck did Gone Baby Gone. Aside from that minor discrepancy, this is a perfect film. It has a great story and is rooted more in reality than practically any other coming of age story. It has all the charm and bitterness of life.
  • elizabethjessielea
    November 8, 2009
    elizabethjessielea
    Fantastic! Nothing more to say!
  • Zibbs
    November 5, 2009
    Zibbs
    It's a decent movie with decent actors. I found myself laughing after the pond scene as I imagined myself leaping out of my seat in the theater and pacing down the aisle and stairs going: "Oh shit, son! He did NOT just do that! He laid the smack down on Good Will Hunting! It is O...( read more)N!... IT. IS. ON!!!"

    "If you ever disrespect my wife again, I will end you."
  • mfou88
    November 3, 2009
    mfou88
    what do you want?
    simple question, hard answer. at least for me, i thought a lot about the answer and went nowhere.
  • brow0879
    November 1, 2009
    brow0879
    So many great scenes. Love it.
  • ariobayuprakoso
    November 1, 2009
    ariobayuprakoso
    Seorang yang jenius adalah seorang yang bisa memenangkan ego nya terhadap diri sendiri dan berani mengungkapkan ketakutan serta kekurangan nya kepada orang lain..
  • ianvincent081
    November 1, 2009
    ianvincent081
    i love this movie...very good screenplay effort...
  • dukeakasmudge
    October 29, 2009
    dukeakasmudge
    I bought this movie without ever seeing it before & Im glad I did.Worth every penny
  • violetkey
    October 29, 2009
    violetkey
    Liked it, can see why it got so many awards.
  • Dojdan
    October 22, 2009
    Dojdan
    En fantastisk historia.
  • crazymonkeys2004
    October 22, 2009
    crazymonkeys2004
    A good film. Damon and Williams were great.
  • TomBowler
    October 17, 2009
    TomBowler
    this is a really incredible story. from the very start of the film with it's beautiful soaring score, sepia tones and glimpses of what's to come, it's obvious that this film knows what it's doing. there are some moments where matt damon and ben affleck show their flair for comedy...( read more) (how do you like them apples? classic) and moments which leave you transfixed to the screen trying to read the character's minds. and try not to cry at the "it's not your fault" scene; inspired script writing. minnie driver manages to make her presence known in the film even though she's surrounded by stellar performances by damon and williams. affleck is great as will's best friend also.

    Defining Scene:
    the one scene that beats them all is the scene between damon and driver in her college room. this scene really drives home how brilliant both of these actors are. you know the one. you know, they're talking about the scars and the burns and so on. yeah, see there you go, you got it now. anyway, brilliant film.
  • NuditysShiver
    October 15, 2009
    NuditysShiver
    Sean: Thought about what you said to me the other day, about my painting. Stayed up half the night thinking about it. Something occurred to me... fell into a deep peaceful sleep, and haven't thought about you since. Do you know what occurred to me?

    Will: No.
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    Sean: You're just a kid, you don't have the faintest idea what you're talkin' about.

    Will: Why thank you.

    Sean: It's all right. You've never been out of Boston.

    Will: Nope.

    Sean: So if I asked you about art, you'd probably give me the skinny on every art book ever written. Michelangelo, you know a lot about him. Life's work, political aspirations, him and the pope, sexual orientations, the whole works, right? But I'll bet you can't tell me what it smells like in the Sistine Chapel. You've never actually stood there and looked up at that beautiful ceiling; seen that. If I ask you about women, you'd probably give me a syllabus about your personal favorites. You may have even been laid a few times. But you can't tell me what it feels like to wake up next to a woman and feel truly happy. You're a tough kid. And I'd ask you about war, you'd probably throw Shakespeare at me, right, "once more unto the breach dear friends." But you've never been near one. You've never held your best friend's head in your lap, watch him gasp his last breath looking to you for help. I'd ask you about love, you'd probably quote me a sonnet. But you've never looked at a woman and been totally vulnerable. Known someone that could level you with her eyes, feeling like God put an angel on earth just for you. Who could rescue you from the depths of hell. And you wouldn't know what it's like to be her angel, to have that love for her, be there forever, through anything, through cancer. And you wouldn't know about sleeping sitting up in the hospital room for two months, holding her hand, because the doctors could see in your eyes, that the terms "visiting hours" don't apply to you. You don't know about real loss, 'cause it only occurs when you've loved something more than you love yourself. And I doubt you've ever dared to love anybody that much. And look at you... I don't see an intelligent, confident man... I see a cocky, scared shitless kid. But you're a genius Will. No one denies that. No one could possibly understand the depths of you. But you presume to know everything about me because you saw a painting of mine, and you ripped my fucking life apart. You're an orphan right? You think I know the first thing about how hard your life has been, how you feel, who you are, because I read Oliver Twist? Does that encapsulate you? Personally... I don't give a shit about all that, because you know what, I can't learn anything from you, I can't read in some fuckin' book. Unless you want to talk about you, who you are. Then I'm fascinated. I'm in. But you don't want to do that do you sport? You're terrified of what you might say. Your move, chief.

    Will Hunting (Matt Damon) is a genius, a prodigy, a tough guy who doesn't let anyone into his world. He hides behind his intelligence, which is quite advanced and rare, and his cocky attitude while working as a janitor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge. A very prestigious school, might I add. He has a problem with trusting people and being abandoned. He tends to get out before all that happens. Before he gets too comfortable and hurt again. Will has had a lot of run-ins with the law, but always got out of them because of his brilliance in the courtroom. All that comes to a halt when he strikes an officer and is sentenced to jail with a very high bond. He's given a way out by Professor Gerald Lambeau (Stellan Skarsgård) from the Institute he works at as a janitor. His offer is for Will to study mathematics with him and attend therapy. Will doesn't need therapy and belittles every therapist that is thrown at him until he is introduced to Sean Maguire (Robin Williams), an old friend of Lambeau's. Thus, we have the story of Good Will Hunting.

    We have some amazing performances from each of the cast members in Robin Williams, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck taking center stage. Each one proves to the audience why they deserve the nominations and awards they were given. Good Will Hunting is chocked full of commanding presence and improvisional and encapsulating witt. I was taken back by the gritty atmosphere that Will and his friends call home and how Gus Van Sant displayed their comraderie with eachother. How they live in their own perfect world where no one can tell them differently except eachother.

    The dialogue is intelligent and very diverse, even going into the unorthodox at times. Matt Damon and Minnie Driver show great chemistry together playing a couple very much in love and sharing a common thing in being orphans. They play off eachothers dialogue with such finesse as well as the pair of Damon and Williams. Even though Will is very book strong, Sean is intelligent in his own way because he lived life. They eventually learn off eachother and open up about personal tragedies in their life. And it's great how Damon and Williams portrayed that with such perfection. Good Will Hunting is a grand piece of work by Gus Van Sant and deserves all the praise it got.
  • macsbayaraa
    October 14, 2009
    macsbayaraa
    Good Will Hunting ... Very good movie also with many amazing casts !!!
  • karenpackace
    October 12, 2009
    karenpackace
    Good movie but didn't like the language
  • rachelpinkrox
    October 10, 2009
    rachelpinkrox
    I did not like this movie. It is full of cuss words and inappropriate content. The whole message of the movie could've been told in a cleaner, more appropriate way.
  • ulovejoshualynn
    September 30, 2009
    ulovejoshualynn
    classic. Affleck rules. and Damon is great in this one too.
  • superspecialawesome
    September 30, 2009
    superspecialawesome
    I loved it! Robin Williams and Matt Damon do a fantastic job. The ending couldn't have been better.
  • TobyLinn
    September 29, 2009
    TobyLinn
    A beautiful story that always makes me cry. All of the performances are amazing, especially Robin Williams and Matt Damon. The story and plot is also wonderfully done. There are just so many memorable moments in this movie, how can it not touch you in some way?
  • libregaviota2008
    September 27, 2009
    libregaviota2008
    una peicula con matrial educativo para verla siempre!!!!
  • jos7as
    September 25, 2009
    jos7as
    Fue una sorpresa ver esta pelicula el guion es muy envolvente
  • topsykretts18
    September 24, 2009
    topsykretts18
    it's very good. hmm. believe me. the lines are striking. hehehe. it's a must-watc for those who are cold-hearted.. hmm.
  • barbarawalker656
    September 23, 2009
    barbarawalker656
    well this is one that made me think... outstanding
  • SirPant
    September 21, 2009
    SirPant
    Contrived and very overrated but Ok.
  • imagination22
    September 21, 2009
    imagination22
    Lovely film but it really is the little things that make this a brilliant film.
  • SengerStrong
    September 20, 2009
    SengerStrong
    The Best movie ever made.
  • ElCochran90
    September 18, 2009
    ElCochran90
    Gus Van Sant will move you, haunt you and inspire you greatly with this great flick, even against your own will. Undeniably awesome.

    75/100
  • hiei89
    September 13, 2009
    hiei89
    Una bella storia,con un buon matt damon e un superbo robbie williams(oscar).
    Da segnalare anche una piacevole colonna sonora.
    Un film che bisogna assolutamente vedere.
  • noelfernandez09
    September 12, 2009
    noelfernandez09
    **written by Matt Damon ANd Ben Affleck for those who doesn't know... watch for the third time already and still have the same feeling I watched this... probably one of the best movie I've seen.. it has everything.... math, loyalty, friendship, love, etc... great performance by a...( read more)lmost eveyone... kudos to Matt Damon and Robin Williams... my little complin is tht they should haver at least extended the ending a bit... this is just one of those movies that you will be sucker for great ending based on how great was the entire film :)
  • kmrdragon
    September 6, 2009
    kmrdragon
    Awesome movie. Very well done by the cast. I recommend this to everyone to watch. It definitely gives you something to think about.
  • blanchabe83
    September 4, 2009
    blanchabe83
    Love the music in this particularly!
  • resonatingbiodroid
    September 2, 2009
    resonatingbiodroid
    It was surprisingly good when I saw it.
  • yoursoftgentlebreeze
    September 1, 2009
    yoursoftgentlebreeze
    very touching.. you won't be disappointed
  • RachelJezel
    August 29, 2009
    RachelJezel
    If you enjoyed this, I would suggest "A Beautiful Mind".
  • girlpower748
    August 23, 2009
    girlpower748
    So frickin amazing. They are all geniuses!
  • juliryan
    August 23, 2009
    juliryan
    Matt Damon has a lot of good moments in this movie. And this is one of Robin Williams' best roles. It's a predictable story, but sometimes director Gus Van Sant nails it.
  • danallen21
    August 21, 2009
    danallen21
    Great acting and an amazingly real and raw story set in the stage of South Boston and the corridors of MIT!
  • rohitskale
    August 17, 2009
    rohitskale
    I liked the story of this movie and truly a good movie :)
  • SageSlowdive
    August 17, 2009
    SageSlowdive
    Stupid, stupid, and more stupid!!
  • nevinyrral84
    August 16, 2009
    nevinyrral84
    robbie williams is surprisingly and incredibly good in this film. natural dialogue and some utterly memorable scenes and dialogue. One of Gus Van Sant's strongest, and least showy films.
  • danwhite37
    August 15, 2009
    danwhite37
    A must see! Matt Damon's long awaited coming out party in Hollywood with an excellent psychologist role played by Robin Williams. Ben Afflack lands Matt this gig and his bud didn't disappoint.
  • rambo360
    August 13, 2009
    rambo360
    a intersting story and robin williams best performence of his life when i saw robin he was very good at the role he deserved the oscar for best spporting actor 1997
  • BettyWhaCknUt
    August 12, 2009
    BettyWhaCknUt
    "How about those apples?!!"

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Good Will Hunting Summary