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Rain Man (1988)
Amazing
Rain Man: A truly amazing movie, with truly amazing actors, and (yet again) a truly amazing score.
The focus of the movie is on an autistic man and his brother after their father has died and left his money to the autistic one.
Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise completely steal the show with amazing acting. Although critic after critic has bellyached on how great Hoffman's performance was, personally, I preferred Cruise's performance as the jealous brother just as much as Hoffman's. Cruise was able to make it flow naturally, just like Hoffman. However, since many people consider mentally retarded people harder to portray, I can understand people's preference to Hoffman's. He was able to make it seem as though although he was there in the places physically, he wasn't actually THERE mentally.
Hans Zimmer's score really hits the beats of the film perfectly and underscores the emotion in the plot and the acting, rather then trying to create it where it doesn't exist.
A very great movie overall.
Two for the Money (2005)
Al Pacino IS this film
Al Pacino carries this film all by himself.
I can't think of a way that this could have been made without Pacino. Sure, Matthew McConaughey and Rene Russo gave convincing performances, but Pacino makes you feel sorry for the miserable, empty shell of a man he is.
The plot was amazingly intricate and well carried, but (once again) without Pacino it would not have been delivered nearly as well. I think that they should have found a way to include a small explanation as to how sports betting works, so the fans who came in just to see Pacino would be able to understand how it works. Also, at times the movie just dragged on and on and on...
I still think that Al Pacino is that movie. Pacino really extends himself the way he always does to keep the movie alive and moving. His character was one of the most miserable men I have ever seen, and while i hated him, I still identified a small part of myself with him, and that is the sign of a truly great actor.
7/10