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Justin used to teach at a boys school. He had a tragic accident while driving one of the boys, killing the boy and becoming disfigured in the fire resulting from the crash. There are overtones about his relationship with the dead boy that are not developed in either the movie or the novel. Now he has retreated into himself, and has become the village recluse and ogre.

The gorgeous Nick Stahl plays Chuck, the fourteen year old boy who shares the stage with Gibson. Chuck needs tutoring if he's to make it into his choosen high school.

The two begin a grudging relationship that starts with tutoring in school subjects. It progresses into a deeper relationship of mutual respect and caring. The boy comes to realize that Justin really cares for him, and will provide the love and guidance that he desperately needs.

The crisis comes when Chuck runs away from his mother and spends the night at Justin's cottage. There he is discovered by the sherrif next morning wearing only his Jockeys. While nothing untoward has happened during the night, it looks bad for the pair.

Justin is tried for assaulting Chuck. To spare the boy, he pleads guilty and is sent to jail. Most unfair!

Years later, Chuck graduates from high school, having been really helped by Justin's tutoring. Justin reappears in the background, leaving unanswered the question of the two salvaging their relationship.

It is interesting to note that this story has homosexual overtones, although very subtle one, and Gibson is, by his own statements, not gay-positive. This is the first gay theme'd movie that Gibson has appeared in.

Watch for young Nick Stahl in this movie. Not only is he a budding hunk, but he can act. He's got to be one of the better ones in the new crop of actors. I would compare him to Elijah Wood in the movie Paradiso. END

A Powerhouse of a movie
This movie is an incredible moving expierience. Nick Stahl plays Chuck Nordstatt in this coming of age drama. The charming kid is beleved to be "too unstable and removed" to complete his dream: to be a pilot in the army. Once more, he doesn't have any recollection of his father, and his mother refuses to divulge such secrets. His older sister, and many of his friends think he is seriously disturbed. So he begins to question his self worth, and begins to think he is crazy. Then he meets with resident town freak,( Mel Gibson in his most powerful performance ever) an ex-teacher who decides to tutor him to help him acquire his dream. The movie teaches a valuable lesson, but doesn't come off as preachy(which is to it's benifit) Both charachters find what they are searching for in each other. The resoloution is visually stunning and touching. It proves that someone you've known for only a short time can impact you for the duration of your life.

Where is Mom when you need her?
This film is about people who judge another without knowing a thing about him - just make up a story! It also portrays how the members of some families in American today occasionally cross paths knowing little about each other. Throw in an incompetent, egotistical, selfish mother who is less interested in her children than in her next lover, and it is no wonder the boy turns to a stranger who is badly scarred for acceptance, encouragement, guidance, help and love. Too bad, McLeod could not have been accepted for who he seemed to be - a man who had been through a horrible ordeal trying to live in peace with others. Instead, all because he tried to befriend and aid a child (who, by the way, was a very dishonest child), he was silently judged guilty of who knows what crimes, all without trial, by a few disgusting bigots in this lovely vacation town. An interesting study of a dysfunctional fatherless family being raised by a single mom who has more money than brains. Good thing Gibson was in the movie to save the day, and the boy played his part well.