Rain Man

Pros: Hoffman, Cruise, Story, Direction
Cons: Slow moving

Rain Man (1988) Rain Man gives Dustin Hoffman the latitude to play his finest role, which he does so convincingly I cannot imagine the performance being done any better or by anyone else. Tom Cruise as Hoffman's brother also turns in a ...

Pros: Fantastic story, perhaps best work of both Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise.
Cons: Lots of the F-word until about halfway through.

Now and then there's a rare movie where you wish that two strong, equally essential characters could each win Best Actor Oscars. To me, both Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman deserved the top prize for Barry Levinson's Rain Man. Hoffman did take...

Pros: Dustin Hoffman's incredible performance. Very good dialogue and direction.
Cons: The soundtrack blows chunks.

There’s an incredibly stupid notion in Hollywood that mentally disabled people are funny. Hell, it’s not always in Hollywood. But movies, since the 80’s (or so, I can’t remember a movie much older than 1980 that made fun of the mentally disabled), have...

Pros: Casting, performances, scenes
Cons: very few, would have to nit pick

I looked at the "Rain Man" reviews because I wanted to add it to my "Love It" list.

I was really surprised to see it only had twenty-five reviews listed. This is one of my all-time favorite movies, and I was expecting to...

Pros: Good characters.
Cons: It carries some of the remnants of the eighties. But, that's okay, ...isn't it?

The subtlety of Rain Man is what makes it a classic in my opinion. Many movies come out every year with pieces of what makes Rain Man so good, but very few ever put the pieces together to make something this wonderful. ...

Pros: Acting, Character development, Direction, Plot, Mood
Cons: Light on DVD bonus features, Moments of soundtrack being overbearing

Sometimes, it is difficult to separate a movie with a difficult presentation from the subject matter when one considers if it is a great work or not. No one wants to be the person who admits that a holocaust movie is almost universally depressing or ...

Pros: acting, story
Cons: it had to end

This movie was one of the best I've ever seen. I saw the video since I had heard so many good things about it and my sister decided to lend it to me. It showed the hiding genius behind an autistic adult and was well acted by Tom Cruise and Dustin...

Pros: Good story, strong performances, humor and drama well balanced
Cons: ???

Some stories are plot based and other are character based. "Rain Man" is a classic example of the latter, rich in character and relationship development. It is a story of two imperfect people: one hampered by true disability, the other by an...

Pros: Hoffman and Cruise give unbelievable performances; good message
Cons: nothing

I resisted the pull of "Rain Man" successfully for many years. Dustin Hoffman has never been a favorite, though Tom Cruise is. But the story of an autistic savant and the inevitable emotional rollercoaster that we would embark on didn't sound like a...

Pros: Superb acting and directing
Cons: none whatsoever

In a decade of excess and big hair, it is hard to find any real emotion in media. Rain Man, by far, is the brightest light shining form the 1980's that still provides an example for directors and actors alike. Let's look at the basis for this film...
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Pros: see review
Cons: see review

For most of us, it's difficult to imagine having any major handicaps or mental problems. We really don't think about the people that do have those problems because they only seem like images on TV and in movies. "Rain Man" is a good, touching...

Pros: touching and funny script, great directing and acting
Cons: Tom's hair and some of his acting

We all love well-written and produced movies about less-than-perfect people, because we all know in our private hearts we are they. Oh, we may look snazzy on the outside, but inside we are all to some degree "crippled inside" as John Lennon...

Pros: very convincing acting
Cons: none

Dustin Hoffman is absolutely, beyond a shadow of a doubt perfect in this role! He studied it, and he is really, really Rain Man. His focus is unparalleled. Tom Cruise, whose ever-present whine I can live without, is also very, very convincing in his...

Pros: Everything
Cons: Nothing Much

Yep, a great movie like this is nothing more than a road trip movie. You know, those stupid pointless films where the main set is the inside of a car and the main characters are trying to get to point B from point A and they run into a few snags. Well,...

Pros: Hoffman's performance
Cons: Cruise's performance

Dustin Hoffman has an affinity for portraying oddballs. His character in
The Graduate wasn't all there; his character in Rain Man lives in a world
of his own. Hoffman stars alongside Tom Cruse. Cruise has more style then
Hoffman, but...