I realize that many of the critics have ripped this film without mercy. In many ways they are correct. Filled with cliches, the plot has flaws. The writing is often absurd. Young Cuba Gooding reminds one of Mickey Rooney in black face. The music is something out of Titanic. Having said that, there is a certain appeal to the film that makes it almost bearable. Perhaps it is its appeal to our sense of illusion regarding our perceptions of reality...that we are not in control. Perhaps it is the fact that Hopkins deals with an inane script with a sense of compassion and understanding. But whatever, the movie will not win any awards. At the same time, it wasn't as bad as I thought it might be. Is that good?
