I can't believe that this film is on the top of list of anything, except maybe top wastes of good film stock. Cruise is his usual Yes I'm so beautiful I don't really have to act, self indulgent jerk. And, Golino, what the hell is she doing in this flick. She was overmatched in Hot Shots Part Deux, and is way out of her dramatic league here. I know, you're going to say but what about Hoffman? Hoffman did disappear into the role(as he usually does) but I found his character to be very shallow and one dimensional,even by austistic standards.I thought the kid in Mercury rising, to be a much more believable autistic(and I have worked with both autistic kids and adults).Also, most institutions that have autistic people, have much better security than the one in this movie.Plus, the Las Vegas scenes were totally unbelievable.If real people had just taken 70 thousand of some casinos money, they wouldn't have just been asked to leave the hotel.They would have been escorted to the bottom of lake Meade, complete with cement sneakers.There are a few somewhat touching scenes between Tom and Dustin, but far too few to waste time on this film.My opinion of this movie was summed up by Hoffman...Kmart sucks...Dustin, so does this movie.
Review of Rain Man
