Film Review: Reviewed By Joanna Berry; 4 out of 5

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck wrote and starred in this unmissable, moving drama directed by Gus Van Sant. Damon plays Will, a wrong-side-of-the-tracks janitor at top college MIT, who has an exceptional mind and whose mathematical genius is discovered by one of the professors (Stellan Skarsgård) at the school. However, Will is an emotionally troubled young man, so a psychologist (Robin Williams) with problems of his own is brought in to help him. Skilfully directed and stunningly performed by Damon, Williams, Skarsgård, Affleck (as Will's best friend) and Minnie Driver (as Will's intellectual girlfriend), this is mesmerising from start to finish. It deservedly won Oscars for Damon and Affleck's screenplay as well as for Williams's subtle performance.

Plot Summary

Oscar-winning drama starring Matt Damon, Robin Williams, Ben Affleck and Minnie Driver. Will Hunting has the most brilliant mind at America's top university. The problem is, he's a headstrong and penniless cleaner. Faced with a jail sentence, his fate lies in the hands of a therapist who is brought in to help him realise his true potential.