Will Hunting is 20 years old and has never been to college, except for when he scrubs the floors at MIT. He has some temper problems and has many run-ins with the law. Hunting is also a genius. With a photographic memory, he can remember entire history books and solve math problems that stump Nobel-Prize winning professors. When he is arrested, however, his keen intellect can't get him out. Instead, he is forced to turn to a therapist, Sean McGuire, who understands his pain and the troubles of growing up in South Boston. And when a woman gets involved, Hunting becomes determined to straighten his ways.

MOVIE REVIEW

In the midst of Titanic, when people are experiencing three hours of mixed emotions, there is Good Will Hunting. The leading opposition for Best Picture in the Oscars, Good Will Hunting isn't Titanic, meaning it doesn't have (nor does it require) spectacular graphics, warm characters, or a breathtaking finale. On the other hand, it is a true piece of art in the dramatic sense, a realistic movie set in present time where the characters aren't perfect and the romance isn't "love at first sight."
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