"The Mighty" has Sharon Stone headlining it, but she's only in a supporting role. Also, she's one of the more underdeveloped characters. Still, she's great. She proves that her performance in "Casino" was no fluke, and it wasn't simply that Martin Scorsese "pulled it outta her." Other big names include Harry Dean Stanton, Gena Rowlands, Gillian Anderson, Meat Loaf (?), and James Gandolfini (you may remember him as the one who went toe-to-toe with Patricia Arquette's character in the great Quentin Tarantino/Tony Scott film, "True Romance"). The two main characters are played by Elden Henson (he's also been credited as Elden Ratliff, Elden Hensen, and Elden Ryan Ratliff) and Kieran Culkin. Yes, brother of Macaulay. Kieran shows that he has true talent, despite what people may think of his brother. Elden Henson is excellent in a role that must have been terrible for his self-esteem.
This movie was based on the novel (that you'll find in the "Young Adults" section), "Freak the Mighty." After watching the movie, I wondered why they didn't use THAT title. It makes a lot more sense than "The Mighty." You'll know what I mean if you watch the movie. The screenplay was by Charles Leavitt and it was directed by Peter Chelsom. I've never heard of their prior films, but they do great work here.
I guess that the only problems that I had in this movie were that it got a bit too corny a couple of times, and some of the characters were underdeveloped. I woulda loved to learn more about Sharon Stone's character, ya know?
Yes dammit, I cried during this movie. There are some movies that have moments that hit a personal nerve and I react. "Saving Private Ryan" did that, too (but don't bother to ask me why). Maybe you TOO have a personal nerve that this film will strike. Or, maybe not. And if you're one of "the cool people," you simply won't get it.
Scale of 1-10: 9