When car dealer Charlie Babbitt learns that his estranged father has died, he returns home to Cincinnati, where he discovers that he has a savant older brother named Raymond and that his father's $3 million fortune is being left to the mental institution in which Raymond lives. Motivated by his father's money, Charlie checks Raymond out of the facility in order to return with him to Los Angeles. The brothers' cross-country trip ends up changing both their lives.
11 Sep Rain Man (1988)
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When this was new, few of us knew of neurodiverse folks. So the setup as a road movie where our bad soul gets redeemed worked. If you allow the genre. We were all amazed as Hoffman’s portrayal.
Neither is unusual now, which I suppose is progress. Seeing it now in 2022, I am struck by how artless this is. How little of an environment is developed. I can’t even recommend it as worth watching.
Cruise is good. Action films took him away from a great career.
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Ted’s Evaluation — 2 of 3: Has some interesting elements.
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