As a person with Tourette's myself, this movie reminds me that you can still do whatever you want to do in life and be successful, even if you have a disability.

Great premise, script, and jazz soundtrack. This is no Disease of the Week movie and the producers do a nice job of avoiding cliche. Marquette's portrayal of a kid with Tourette's syndrome is spot on. Some scenes are overacted a bit.

A well written movie about a boy dealing with Tourette's syndrome who also happens to be a musical (jazz pianist) genius. The script by Polly Draper pulls a few punches at times with GREAT acting by Tony Shalhoub. It it interesting that Ms Draper tosses in her theory that 'Thelonious Monk's stage eccentricities may have been signs of undiagnosed Tourette's.'

Intelligent, uplifting story. Great acting. Realistic portrayal of Tourettes Syndrome by a very talented young actor. Great music. All around nice movie....good send off for the late Gregory Hines.

I like this movie it really goes deep and the kid didn't do that bad of a job. I have Tourette's syndrome and I like movies that have some true to it about people who have tourettes. We all don't say inappropriate things.

If it seems to have the ingredients of an after-school special, it's also delightfully unsentimental, yet uplifting, and while spinning its wholly credible tale gives its audience quite a bit of knowledge and understanding about kids, an unusual disease, and the universe of jazz musicians.

Great look at life with Tourette's, great jazz music throughout, and fantastic acting by the kid.

An interesting story about a musically gifted young boy who also happens to suffer from Tourette's syndrome.

Tourette's, Jazz and Gregory Hines

This is one of those movies that jibes with my interests so much, I don't know if it's any good or not. But it's about jazz, teacher/mentors, and race relations. These are three things in movies for which I am a sucker, so the movie won me over. And I liked the performances.

Decent music movie. Not great, not bad. Hines is good.

Bästa Filmen jag vet. Älskar den och rekommenderar den till ALLA. MÅSTE SES.

[center] [size=4]Expect The Unexpected(1998)[/size] [/center] [center] [/center] [center][img]http://images.chrc4work.com/images/movie/coverv/66/135666.jpg[/img][/center] [center] [/center] [left] [/left] True to its title, Expect The Unexpected is a shot in the arm to the predictable cop genre, and its script is sharp, smart and will leave you reeling from the experience. Easily Director Patrick Yau’s best film, Expect the Unexpected is one of the best cop films to come out from HK, or for that matter anywhere, leaving others in its genre in the dust. Expect the Unexpected is a very apt title as it throws surprise after surprise, in a fast paced and adrenaline pumping flim. The film initially builds up the expected and typical cliches of the cop genre, and lulls the viewer into familiarity, before proceeding to demolish all our expectations. The jaded viewer may well decide that they have the film figured out initially, only to have the filmmakers throw us a curveball. Director Patrick Yau is not afraid to veer from the standard conventions of cinema, and is not beholden with the need to have a happy ending as all commercial films are apt to have. Indeed, Johnnie To may be credited as the producer, by his stylistic touches have no doubt played a role in the film. Awash with style, and not shying away from violence, Expect The Unexpected is the traditional cop flick done right. With solid performances by the ever-competant Lau Ching Wan and Simon Yam, as well as excellent pacing, a memorable soundtrack and even a halfway believable romantic subplot, Expected The Unexpected is a rollercoaster ride of thrills that sadly isn’t done much nowadays in favour of safer and more pedantic films. [center] [size=4]5x2(2005)[/size] [/center] [center] [/center] [center][img]http://images.chrc4work.com/images/movie/custom/41/10004641.jpg[/img][/center] [center] [/center] [left] [/left] Director Francois Ozon once more displays his craft in dissecting the intricacies of human relations with his latest film 5x2. Like his previous film, the provocative and sensual SWIMMING POOL, Ozon leaves his inimitable touch on the film. The result is an erotic, sensual, if somewhat distant film that touches on the disintergration of marriage. The script is, in fact rather unremarkable, and does not offer anything beyond what an average soap opera may offer. Where it shines though, is in its structure, which is meticulously formed. 5x2, true to its title, consists of 5 distinct snippets in the life of a couple, Marion (Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi) and Gilles’(Stephane Freiss), and how they move from friendship, to marriage and finally divorce. The film starts at the end, showing the couple signing their divorce papers before moving back in time to show chapters of their life before ending at a chapter they first began courtship. This use of a reverse chronology is not unique; and it has been used to good effect in MEMENTO and IRREVERSIBLE. However, it is inevitable that the structure seems gimmicky and that i agree to a certain extent. But what is more striking is the subtlty in which Ozon handles the character, which ultimately makes the film compelling. How Ozon reveals just a bit more of each character’s personality and secrets with each passing chapter. How Ozon manipulates the sympathy of the audience, and how he tears away at the layers of complexity to reveal the truth about the film makes for an excercise in directorial brilliance. The verbal sparring between the couple, their emotional disconnect, their increasing rift is succinctly captured, and the two leads perform admirably. My favourite part about the film is perhaps how Ozon does not explicitly state what exactly it is that drives the two of them apart and merely hints at the underlying tensions. Yet, perhaps ironically, because we are not given the reasons for their split, and their character arcs are not really given more time to be fleshed out, the audience feels oddly distant to the relationship of the characters. In addition, the script is decidedly mundane and lacks that extra verve to make it better vis a vis other films dealing with the similar topic. Still, i did quite enjoy the film and the music in particular was very well done. 5x2 is a film that could have done with a longer running time and a more developed character arc. Still as a study in the breakdown of marriage, it is still a fairly substantial piece. [center] [size=4]Iron Monkey(1993) [/size][/center] [center][size=4][/size] [/center] [center][img]http://images.chrc4work.com/images/movie/coverv/56/190756.jpg[/img][/center] [center] [/center] [left] [/left] [center] [/center] It’s directed by Yuen Woo Ping. Produced by Tsui Hark. What else do you need to know about Iron Monkey? Enough has been said about Iron Monkey, easily regarded as one of the best martial arts flicks of the 90s. Before there was Crouching Tiger, Iron Monkey was the representative of the genre. It has easily the best action sequence ever put to screen. While it may lack the acting talents of Crouching Tiger, the mesmerising cinematography of Hero or the underlying political commentary of the Once Upon A Time In China series, Iron Monkey makes up for it with relentlessly imaginative and gripping action sequences. Yuen Woo Ping, may be best known for his work in The Matrix, but it is in Iron Monkey where his best action choreography can be seen. With just the right touch of humor and a solid cast including Donnie Yen, Yu Rong Guang and Jean Wong, Iron Monkey is a must see of the HK martial arts genre. [center] [size=4]The Tic Code (2000) [/size][/center] [center][size=4][/size] [/center] [center][img]http://images.chrc4work.com/images/movie/coverv/33/220233.jpg[/img][/center] [center] [/center] [left] [/left] It may not be the best film around, but the Tic Code evokes special resonance with me. Those who know me personally will understand what i mean, when i say that watching The Tic Code has been a carthartic experience for me. Granted, the plot is a by the numbers disease flick, with at times one diemensional characters and a largely predictable plot. But what impressed me was the faithful and more or less realistic potrayal of Tourette’s Syndrome and trust me when i say that i know a thing or two about Tourette’s. In additon, it sports an excellent performance by young actor Christopher George Marquette in a performance which could easily become exxagerated but is instead performed realistically. Likewise Gregory Hines and Polly Draper manage to make the most of their roles, and have solid rapport. In the end, The Tic Code scores with its realistic potrayal and serves as a good starting point for those who want to know more about the oft misunderstood Tourette’s Syndrome.