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Tobey Maguire was amazing in this...


He didn't even have much dialogue but the way he portrayed the character, with his expressions and those innocent looks, was phenomenal.

Elijah Wood and Christina Ricci were also superb.

The cinematography and that moving background score at the end...

THIS MOVIE IS SUCH A TREAT...

9/10 !!!



"what if Forrest Gump was full of *beep*"

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I agree! I had heard a lot a great things about him in this movie and his facial expressions said a lot without him saying anything. I rewinded the last scene with him in the car with his family several times.....

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Yeah, exactly. That scene was so heartbreaking, with such a deep musical score. Loved it.

"what if Forrest Gump was full of *beep*"

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Hm. After all the Spidermans it is hard to really appreciate Toby's earlier work. But for some reason I think Elijah Wood shines here, despite Frodo. Christina Ricci...what can you say. I think she's always fanstastic.

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It's Tobey's greatest performance. He was young, hungry, troubled, quietly explosive, expressive with just a look. He was truly something back then, for a moment maybe the best actor of his generation.

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I do the same thing every November when I watch this.

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I thought Tobey was the perfect age to play Peter Parker here, ironically enough he is reading Marvel comics in this.

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Wow, Didn't notice that, cool !!

We don't own the square-root of $hit.

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