Well acted, well directed, well...well, the movie's simply brilliant. Hutton's performance alone elevates the film and everyone else's performance in this. See this and dare to say Matt Damon and Ben Affleck didn't rip most of Good Will Hunting from this.
This review of Ordinary People (1980) was written by John E on 26 Aug 2007.
Ordinary People has generally received very positive reviews.
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