SunnyHello Nice effects though.

Tedfoldol everything you have heard about this movie is true.

Supelice Dreadfully Boring

Lachlan Coulson This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.

mramesh74 This movie inspires in more ways and humorous and witty at the same time. I couldn't have enough of Socrates and his pearls of wisdom. Dan's repartee matched the wit of Socrates and it was impressive to listen to their conversation.A must watch movie for those who think life is tough. This is tough. Being Dan.

Kirpianuscus first, as spiritual film. adaptation of an interesting book, it is more a story about self definition than one about success. than - for actors.Scott Mechlowitz as nice surprise, Nick Nolte as a lion in winter, remembering, after a long period of hesitations, the art and the force and the nuances of acting of him. not the least, it is a touching experience. to remind well known small things, to understand the life as battle camp but, in same measure, as source of joy, for lovely manner to use the text for define the image, for the shadows and lights, for the memories from similar films and for the art to be different in its essence. short, a beautiful film. or , more exactly, an useful one for entire family. because it is a simple story about courage and hope and meaning of each new day as first step to be yourself.

SnoopyStyle Dan Millman (Scott Mechlowicz) is an University gymnast haunted by fears and close to qualifying for the Olympics. He's reckless hard-partying young man. After a nightmare, he goes running and encounters gas station attendant Socrates (Nick Nolte) who may have supernatural powers. Socrates asks him "Are you happy?" He also meets Joy (Amy Smart) at the station. Dan accepts Socrates' offer to train him as a real warrior.Nick Nolte as a spiritual guide is mind-bender. Scott Mechlowicz is OK as a brash young man but Paul Wesley could be better. He doesn't have the likability when he acts like a douche. There is a lot of zen spiritual self-help Miyagi stuff being spewed but it overwhelms the movie at times. I don't particularly like the lead character and I don't particularly get the message from this message movie. It exists and yet it doesn't.

francogrex Note: This review does not reveal specific details, but it may reveal the overall storyline and especially the way the movie may end. I am confused as to where I should place this movie: it has a great message embedded in the teachings of the "Socrates" character and in the interactions between the protagonist and Socrates, but the storyline is poor, predictable and "americanized" in the sense that the actions of the protagonist, especially towards how the plot develops towards the end goes against the core of the teaching and the message it is trying to convey. It's as if they hijacked a noble message and twisted it enough to apply it in a wrong way to a poor purpose and a mediocre ending. Therefore I will give it a 6. Another related point, in the recommendations of IMDb "People who liked this also liked..." they provide suggestions for other movies like "The Notebook" and "Pride and Prejudice"... what do those movies have in common? I advise IMDb to revise and make amendments to this program because it is quite flawed overall (not just for this movie). There are much better algorithms to enable finding similar movies, the one used now is quite useless. I honestly prefer to view the lists the other users have written (when they are available) to get good recommendations.