Pros: The solid, albeit slightly predictable, plot line along with the solid acting (even from Tobey MaGuire, though he's the same character here as in Pleasantville), and the great scenery, this film is what I would consider a must watch, though it wasn't as groundbreaking as American Beauty, it is worthy of being watched just as much and remains as relevant then as it is now.
Cons: Well, I wasn't thrilled with predicting one of the main twists (Homer [MaGuire] was going to finally perform an illegal abortion on his co-worker, Rose [Erykah Badu], despite him being against the same), and I also didn't understand why Candy (Charlize Theron) had an abortion in the first place when Wally (Paul Rudd) was supportive and they seemed to be in love.
Recommend: Yes
Grade: A-
Side Notes:
-While Delroy Lindo's character seems like a good guy, it is made to seem like he had sex with his daughter. I still suspect she was raped by her co-worker as he was a nasty man.
-The orphanage does need more funding as the only film Homer's ever seen in King Kong.
-The issue of abortions never seems to go away.
-One young woman died because of a botched abortion, which is something that should never happen in a first world country.
-The cast is great, with great support from Charlize Theron to Kate Nelligan, Jane Alexander, Kathy Baker, Kiernan Culkin and Michael Caine who did win his second Oscar for this role. Plus J.K. Simmons a very small role.
-Caine's doctor Larch also had an issue and needed ether to go to sleep which isn't good.
-Homer ends up back where he started but he needed to leave how much the orphanage valued him.
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