On 2010-03-20 bodhi, California, USA wrote: Despite being somewhat of a drama film Rain Man is one of the most entertaining films of all time. Tom Cruise plays the roll of a hot-headed salesman perfectly and Dustin Hoffman is outstanding as the autistic brother he never knew he had. When Tom Cruise´s character learns his dead father left 3 million to his brother who happens to be in a mental intsitutuion, he does the only logical thing by basically kidnapping him in hopes of being able to reach a deal with the hospital. His brother turns out to be tougher to handle than he thought which pushes him over the edge. However his brother does possess some unique abilities that he must take advantage of before he learns how much he has come to care for his brother. Rain Man successfully combines hunmor and drama and is a meaningful experience. The effects of Cruise´s character´s poor relationship with his father is portrayed well, and this type of relationship betweeen fathers and sons is all to common in real life. The ending of the film is also well done as it does not turn out to be as predictable as you might think. . And summed up by saying Perfectly Cast and Perfectly Told. Currently Rain Man (Special Edition) has an overall rating of 8 over 10.
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MGM (Video & DVD) claimed Dustin Hoffman is a ´triumph (People) in an Oscar(r)-winning* role, and Tom Cruiseis ´terrific (ABC Radio) in a film that´s fascinating, touching and full of smart surprises (Newsweek)! Charlie Babbitt (Cruise) has just discovered he has an autistic brother named Raymond (Hoffman) and is now taking him on the ride of his life. Or is it the other way around? From his refusal to drive on major highways to a four minutes to Wapner meltdown at an Oklahoma farmhouse, Raymond first pushes hot-headed Charlie to the limits of his patience and then pulls him completely out of his self-centered world! But what began as an unsentimental journey for the Babbitt brothers becomes much more than the distance between two placesit´s a connection between two vastly different people and a poignant, profound and powerful film (Joel Siegel, ABC-TV)! *1988: Actor
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