Review of Finding Forrester (2000) by Joel A — 11 Mar 2010

Gus Van Sant definitely is a versatile filmmaker, he seems to do very odd indy films or more successful typically structured mainstream films. Both are very good in their own right but Finding Forrester is definitely in the mainstream strand of films he has done.

But this film is very well done, at first it felt like Good Will Hunting but it isn't, it is it's own film. I found it interesting how it showed how much it helped Connery to help Jamal. It took a little while to get going but once it did it was an enjoyable watch.

interesting characters and good story...