Well Deserved Praise

Just so...so bad

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

When I was in seventh grade, we read a book called Freak the Mighty, which was about a boy with a learning disability who befriends a crippled boy. It was pretty good. Then, we saw the movie, which was also pretty good.Times have changed and I am now a graduate of high school. I recently revisited this film and I was quite amazed at how excellent it was.The whole cast turned in great performances. Sharon Stone really knocked it out of the park with her role of Gwen Dillon. Elden Henson (aka Fulton from The Mighty Ducks) was also great, especially in the emotional scenes. The score was brilliant and the ending was really good. It's a shame that not many people know about this film. They're really missing out.I give this a 9/10.

I stumbled upon the book The Mighty as a child. I later found out there was a movie done. I am now 24. As I watched this I obviously reflected on it differently as it has been between 10-15 years since I first saw it.The acting is excellent because you have all imaginable emotions being done. Happiness, sadness, confusion, frustration, anger, rage, desperation, despair, etc.I have friends but no one that I hang out with. No one that I really know inside and out to the point where I could protect them from themselves without feeling nervous about which boundaries I was comfortable with crossing.I could not watch this straight though. I had to watch it in two shots because I could not help from crying. It touches me on that personal of a level.I hope others stumble on this movie and find it similarly if not equally enjoyable.Cheers, Jeremy

In this instance, the mightiest actors are billed below the supporting "stars": Elden Henson (as Maxwell "Max" Kane) plays a learning disabled young man, who has twice failed the seventh grade; and, Kieran Culkin (as Kevin "Freak" Dillon) plays a chronically crippled boy genius. Mr. Culkin is assigned the unenviable job of tutoring Mr. Henson in reading. A child of unending imagination and unnerving confidence, Culkin begins by teaching Henson about "King Arthur and His Knights". It turns out to be the perfect choice.You should figure out, very quickly, where this film is headed. A couple of the supporting performances are overdone, the spaghetti looks fake, and the border between fantasy and reality seems broken by an almost impossible to believe event.STILL, the film scores highest where it counts: most importantly, Henson and Culkin are outstanding; their relationship, and performances, ring jarringly true. They slay dragons, save maidens, and walk high above the world. Director Peter Chelsom guides the two young actors well, and John de Borman photographs the locations beautifully. Significant supporting players include Sharon Stone, Gena Rowlands, and Harry Dean Stanton. For the record, children like those characterized in Rodman Philbrick's novel "Freak the Mighty" do exist. An excellent film for everyone who is a child.******** The Mighty (1998) Peter Chelsom ~ Elden Henson, Kieran Culkin, Sharon Stone

I discovered this movie while on a flight home from Germany. I was so impressed I came home and told everyone I knew to find it and watch it. It is not an easy movie to find but it is so worth the search. We've used it in our youth groups several times over the years. People borrow my DVD all the time to see it again. This movie bombed at the box office, but most critics have said that it failed because it was so poorly advertised. I have to agree. Excellent cast, very good acting, and an great storyline. It is a crying shame this movie was done in by a pitiful advertising campaign. Don't let this one slip you by. Make the effort to find it and watch it. You will not be disappointed. In fact, don't be surprised if you too find yourself adding this one to your library.