Surprisingly an intelligent film about a mentally challenged patient, who murdered his mother and her boyfriend, is released into society several decades later. When he reaches his old town, he hardly recognizes it, but lands a job and makes friends very quickly. He stays with a nice family where a single mother thinks that his presence will be good for her child mostly because he doesn't have a father, only a violent and lazy fiancee who can potentially ruin their life! He becomes attached to this mother/child; perhaps too attached. Billy Bob Thornton does an excellent job portraying the mental patient. The film, however, isn't overwhelming but is still entertaining.
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Starring:
Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, John Ritter, Lucas Black, Natalie Canerday, James Hampton, Robert Duvall, J.T. Walsh, Rick Dial, Brent Briscoe
Directed by:
Billy Bob Thornton
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1996 drama
Rated R
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Don Ignacio's score: B+