Review of Awakenings (1990) by Chris T — 23 Jun 2009
Amazing movie. Robin Williams and Robert De Niro make a great team. Williams actually does an exceptional job in a serious role which was refreshing to see when actors that do annoying comedies do a serious movie and excel at it (Jim Carrey-Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind).
Robert De Niro checks off another different role on the list. He perhaps gives the best performance as a mentally challenged or disabled person (Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump, Russell Crowe as John Nash, and Daniel Day-Lewis as Christy Brown are the others that might contend for that title).
None the less De Niro leaves his tough guy persona and really excels as the unfortunate handiccaped patient. This movie was nominated for best picture and should have lost like it did, but to Goodfellas not that piece of shit Dances with Wolves.
The big robbery was De Niro losing best lead actor to jeremy Irons. I thought he showed so much talent that year by playing the tough guy Jimmy Conway in Goodfellas and the complete opposite Leonard Lowe in this movie he really showed his range that year.
This review of Awakenings (1990) was written by Chris T on 23 Jun 2009.
Awakenings has generally received very positive reviews.
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