I avoided this movie for many years because of the bad reviews. I thought it must have been another Battlefield Earth. Finally decided to give it a try when it was on HBO, and I actually loved it. It is a unique movie, I really did not know what was going to happen next, or how it would end. Most importantly, it was a very emotional movie about the relationship between a father and his son, their love, their trust, and fears when facing a life and death situation.
I was very moved by this movie and brought to tears at multiple points of the movie. I strongly disagree with the other reviewers that said the acting was poor. The acting is excellent, it just may be a bit different than what you would normally expect.
My hypothesis for why people did not like this movie is the actors themselves. People most likely expected Independence Day Will Smith who was funny, cool, charismatic, and hip. Instead they got a very different character and unique performance by Will Smith that they were not expecting.
As time passes, I think people who watch this movie for the first time will enjoy this much more than people who see this movie with pre-conceived expectations.
I was very moved by this movie and brought to tears at multiple points of the movie. I strongly disagree with the other reviewers that said the acting was poor. The acting is excellent, it just may be a bit different than what you would normally expect.
My hypothesis for why people did not like this movie is the actors themselves. People most likely expected Independence Day Will Smith who was funny, cool, charismatic, and hip. Instead they got a very different character and unique performance by Will Smith that they were not expecting.
As time passes, I think people who watch this movie for the first time will enjoy this much more than people who see this movie with pre-conceived expectations.
