charlie411

I'd have to say it was a very well done movie. I do not know much about Terry Fox but I think Shawn did a good job of portraying what Terry must have been feeling during that time. I found out at the end of the movie that he died about 4 months after he completed that run. Possibly the hardship he endured getting thru the run sped his eventual decline. But yeah, good job Shawn. He is getting better and better at acting. I think people should see the movie, especially if you do not really know about Terry. By the way, if your are a crier, be warned, this movie will have you bawling. Keep a box of tissues nearby.:) As for the quality of the movie, I think they did a good job making it look and feel like you are back in the late '70s early '80s. All in all, I approve.

I would give this movie a higher rating if not for the fact that I had to use a dictionary a lot of the time while watching it.Too many 'big words' and also I am not American or Canadian and don't know much about America during that period of time, so I did not quite get all the references to the politics of the time. It was very good though in terms of acting and imagery. I decided to watch it only because of a couple of the actors, and I had no idea what it was about. I did have a bit of problem with the whole homosexual theme running through it but I applaud the actors who actually did things like kissing, and stripping and such because that was just brave, in my honest opinion, to expose themselves on screen like that. The acting, wow, Emma Thompson, who I think is one fine actress that I don't see enough of, was VERY theatrical as the angel, and I actually loved it. Someone said it was campy, it was sort of funny and there were parts where I cringed, but I think she was still pretty fierce. Justin Kirk was just...I never knew of him before but now I will watch for him because he was so into his character, and funny at times, and i just felt for him. Plus, he was cute. Jeffrey was good, at times he seemed somewhat scary, but other times, loving, and his walk!!! Ben Shankman, was quite good, did not like his character but he was 'redeemed' as someone put it, by the end. Mary Louise Parker, I had a bit of trouble at first believing that she was influenced by drugs because she sounded so sane, and so...perceptive.But she was good. Meryl Streep's Ethel, I liked, she was wicked, and I almost swore she was going to start dancing in the hospital scene. Al Pacino's Roy was very evil, and very pitiful at the end. And last but not least, Patrick Wilson, who was one of the main reasons why I watched this thing, was just too good. His image fit the character, his acting was so very believable,and I identified with him a lot. What his character was going through, his background. I felt awful for him at the end of the show, because his was an unfinished story. Although the nudity (not that I really minded as he has a very nice body), was it entirely necessary? I don't think Meryl Streep's Hannah got enough of a story.