
MGM (Video & DVD) - MGM (Video & DVD)
Release date: 2004-02-03
DVD
Director:Levinson, Barry
Actors: Tom Cruise, Andrew Dougherty, Dolan Dougherty, John-Michael Dougherty, Marshall Dougherty
Adult Language, Adult Situations, Color, Compassionate, Documentary, Drama, English, Estrangement, Family Drama, Feature, Feature Film-drama, Haunted By the Past, Heartwarming, High Production Values, Humorous, Journey of Self-Discovery, Melodrama, Mental Illness, Movie, Not For Children




I bought this DVD on Saterday & recieved it in the mail on Friday. I thought I was buying a used DVD but this one seemed New & still had the plastic over it like a new one usually does. This pleased me because I only paid close to three dollars plus shipping. I'm very pleased with this product.
RAIN MAN is an excellent film that came out in 1988 when autism was relatively unknown. Though no one person on the autism spectrum is likely to exhibit all the traits Raymond Babbitt does Dustin Hoffman's portrayal of him is humane and relatively accurate. Tom Cruise is also excellent as Raymond's handsome self absorbed brother, Charlie, and I had almost forgotten what an appealing actor Cruise was as a young man. The plot is not too realistic but the movie is so well acted and the setting as the two men drive from Cincinnati to LA so well realized that it is difficult not to be absorbed in this good hearted film with a message.