Finding Forrester
A unique relationship develops between William, an eccentric, reclusive novelist and Jamal, a young, amazingly gifted scholar-athlete. The friendship leads William to overcome his reclusiveness and for Jamal to overcome the racial prejudices and pursue his true dream, writing.
10 April 1981, West Orange, New Jersey, USA
22 March 1933, Montréal, Québec, Canada
23 August 1977, Burbank, California, USA
8 October 1970, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
24 October 1939, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
24 July 1952, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
July 22, 2012
predictable formula film that is quickly forgotten
September 24, 2010
Lost in "Forrester's" dismissal is appreciation for its relatively piss-and-vinegar approach to the act of creating fiction. Jazzy, classicist and a bit meta, the film's unexpectedly urbane quirks resemble Jonathan Demme films at their mainstream best.
March 19, 2002
An anti-intellectual film about the intellectual life.
April 29, 2009
Doesn't fully live up to all the expectations but is still enjoyable.
January 12, 2001
A rare find.
January 26, 2006
The leaden screenplay can be fingered for many of the film's faults. But what happened to the off-kilter film-maker last seen at work in To Die For?
January 11, 2001
A rewarding exploration of the knotty and often contentious relationship between teacher and protege. Its chief pleasure is the master class in the art of acting delivered by Sean Connery.
February 06, 2001
Funny and touching.
December 24, 2010
Quality characters, solid film; OK for ages 14+.
March 25, 2008
Rather hollow effort.
March 25, 2008
If director Gus Van Sant had always been a hack it wouldn't matter so much, but personally I find this form of licking the audience's cheeks like an obsequious puppy deeply offensive.
February 15, 2010
Brown, in his acting debut, displays the balance of book smarts, street smarts, and vulnerability that is crucial to the part.
