Sight and Sound, 03/01/1998, p.50-1, "...Matt Damon proves himself a charismatic and compelling actor..."
USA Today, 04/17/1998, p.10E, "…...Matt Damon delivers the movie year's No. 1 breakthrough performance..." -- 3 out of 4 stars
Chicago Sun-Times, 12/25/1997, p.38, "...Smart, involving....The film has a good ear for the way these characters might really talk..."
Box Office, 01/01/1998, p.45, "...An impressive scripting debut....Williams delivers an honest portrayal that adds greatly to the film's character interplay..."
New York Times, 12/05/1997, p.E10, "...A smart and touching screenplay....Directed with style, shrewdness and clarity..."
Premiere, 01/01/1998, p.22, "...A funny, affecting tale of friendship and self-determination..."
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Single Side - Dual Layer
Letterboxed - 1.85:1
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
French
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - 1. Gus Van Sant - Director, Matt Damon - Star/ Screenwriter, Ben Affleck - Star/ Screenwriter
Deleted Scenes with Audio Commentary
Behind-the-Scenes Footage
Featurette
Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
2. TV Spots
Music Video - Elliott Smith - "Miss Misery"
Academy Awards Montage
Interactive Features:
Scene Access
Interactive Menus
A South Boston whiz kid elects to clean the halls of learning rather than enter them, slumming his way through life as a janitor at MIT. But his natural ability to unravel complex equations attracts the attention of a professor who won't let him quit, a beautiful Harvard student who wants to save him, a sympathetic buddy who wants him to escape South Boston, and a counselor who encourages him. A soundly acclaimed, homegrown effort from lifelong Boston buddies Damon and Affleck, who pushed their script through development by disguising it as a suspense thriller.