Film Review Of Rain Man By Barry Welson

Rain Man is a heartwarming film directed by Barry Levinson that tells the tale of two brothers reunited as adults that build a bond through a cross country that will last a lifetime. The two and half hour movie was created in 1988 that boasted a cast of Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise and Valeria Golino. The drama/comedy shows that everyone is special; sometimes you need to know that person to see it.
Rain Man begins when Charlie Babbit learns his nonexistent father has passed away, he returns home to Cincinnati where he learns that he has an autistic brother, Raymond, and that his father’s 3 million dollars will given to the mental institution where Raymond resides. Determined to get his fathers money Charlie checks Raymond out of the institution and takes him on a road trip to Los Angeles that will forever change both. Now that I’ve given a summary of the film, I would like to discuss what made the film the masterpiece that it is. Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman do a great job as the head roles. Hoffmann’s portrayal of Raymond is like nothing I’ve ever seen before. These actor’s chemistry was spot on throughout film,
As the relationship between Charlie and Raymond took shape, I gradually became more invested in the characters. The film was also shot in a wide variety of locations throughout their road trip such as Cincinnati, Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Dave Kehr perfectly describes this when he writes “Levinson also shows a nice flair for an evocative yet non-picturesque use of locations…” Another critic that steals words out of my mouth about the movie is Jay Boyar as he writes “often very moving, frequently funny film.”. I could agree more with this statement as film is very moving especially at the closing scenes and has the right amount of humor over the course of the movie. This humor was achieved from great acting a script that really the actors take on the role. From this you can my reasoning for enjoying this