Scarlett Russell (Sunday Times Style and Secrets of the Side Hustle podcast) and Anna Smith (Girls on Film, Metro and Time Out) return to Flixwatcher to review Scarlett’s choice Good Will Hunting.
Good Will Hunting is a 1997 film written by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck and directed by Gus Van Sant. Damon plays Will, a genius with issues who works as a janitor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) who solves impossible mathematical puzzles for fun. When he’s not doing that, he spends his time drinking and fighting with Affleck’s Chuckie.
When Will solves a particularly difficult mathematical puzzle and is found out he is given an opportunity to turn his life around with the support of Robin Williams’ Sean, a psychology teacher. Minnie Driver makes his life more complicated and gives a refreshing performance as Will’s love interest Skylar.
It would be a shame for this film to be remembered for its association with Harvey Weinstein’s Miramax, rather than the brilliant and nuanced (and Oscar winning) performance from Robin Williams or that Damon wrote this when he was 20. While it is debatable as to whether this has aged well it definitely shows how much things in Hollywood in a short period of time, it is universally agreed that the loss of Robin Williams is felt by everyone.
Scores
| Episode Crew Name | Recommendability Score | Repeat Viewing Score | Small Screen Score | Engagement Score | Overall Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anna | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4 | 3 | 3.5 |
| Scarlett | 4.8 | 5 | 4.5 | 5 | 4.825 |
| Helen | 4.5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4.375 |
| Kobi | 4.5 | 4 | 5 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| 4.325 | 4.125 | 4.625 | 4.125 | 4.30000 |
Despite the mixed reactions for Good Will Hunting, it still scored well. Flixwatcher scored it generously for recommendability and there some high scores for small screen. Good Will Hunting scores 4.3 (exactly!)
What do you guys think? Have you seen Good Will Hunting? What did you think? Please let us know in the comments below!
Episode #136 Crew Links
Thanks to the Episode #136 Crew of Anna Smith @annasmithjourno from Girls on Film, Metro and Time Out and Scarlett @ScarRoseRussell from Sunday Times Style and Secrets of the Side Hustle Find their websites online at: http://annasmithjourno.com/ and https://play.acast.com/s/secretsofthesidehustle Please make sure you give them some love
More about Good Will Hunting
For more info on Good Will Hunting, you can visit Good Will Hunting IMDb page here or Good Will Hunting Rotten Tomatoes page here.
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