Review of Rain Man (1988) by Natalie T — 03 Sep 2011
Charlie Babbitt (Tom Cruise) is car dealership owner, who recently discovers his father dies and heads out, along with girlfriend (Valeria Goleno), to the memorial service and reading of the will. Because the he and his father did not have a great relationship, the 3 million dollar will is left to his brother he never knew named Raymond Babbitt (Dustin Hoffman), who is an autistic savant and in a mental institution.
Charlie decides to kidnap Raymond and they go on an unusual journey. An often interesting, low-key comedy-drama that surprisingly took home Best Picture. It is actually quite likable. Hoffman pulls off a different and very amusing performance as the autistic person, and Cruise is very good at being the unsympethic brother.
The film is however a little long and the script and some of the situations could have used some fine tuning, but altogether, it is a pretty good movie.
This review of Rain Man (1988) was written by Natalie T on 03 Sep 2011.
Rain Man has generally received very positive reviews.
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