Wednesday Movie Night: Good Will Hunting (1997)

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck seemed to be taken to instant stardom when they both co-wrote the screenplay for Good Will Hunting. Gus Van Sant directs this movie that sticks with you after viewing though. The movie gets a tad cheesy with how easily everything seems to be just summed up, but the characters are well written enough to come to life and make you feel for them as you watch their story play out. I'm still debating how good enough it is for a rewatch eventually though.

Summary: Professor Gerald likes to leave really difficult math problems for his students to solve. With him being one of the top mathematicians it's intriguing for him to be on the hunt for one who might exceed the expectations he set in the field. Someone does solve the problem he leaves though sending him on the hunt for who he believes is a student, until he finds it is Will, a janitor at Harvard. After Gerald gets Will out of some trouble he makes him agree to see a counselor and also allow him to mentor him through his job. Sean might be the only counselor who can help Will though as he has proven a tough case for the other ones.