Being a completist of actors with which nobody ever tried last April I started watching more movies with Christopher Lambert because despite he has a reputation of being an actor of terrible movies I like him and think that with the right material he can give a great performance. And especially here, he gives one of his best performances ever and also one of his most unusual.
When the movie begins Gideon Oliver Dobbs (Lambert) is checking into a retirement home despite he is just 40. Well, it's because Gideon is a mentally challenged individual and since his parents died his aunt recommended him to go there. After adjusting himself to his new home, Gideon starts to get acquainted with the other residents of the building because they are slow to notice that Gideon is an half-wit and they appreciate Gideon because he makes them see the bright side of things up until he discovers to be suffering from tubercolosis (even tho this is set in 1998) and dies.
The first thing you notice looking at the cast page for GIDEON was the cast. Not only Lambert but various veterans in some of their last movies such as Charlton Heston, Shelley Winters, Carroll O'Connor, Mike Connors, Shirley Jones and more. Lambert gives another of his great performances in his strange resume and the aforementioned others were all great as well. There were even some funny moments as well especially thanks to Gideon's naivety, and overall there is such a light-hearted feel to it that it's impossible to dislike.
Not to be missed if you are into forgotten movies of the 1990s or fans of different movies, tho there are a few sad moments as well especially towards the end.
When the movie begins Gideon Oliver Dobbs (Lambert) is checking into a retirement home despite he is just 40. Well, it's because Gideon is a mentally challenged individual and since his parents died his aunt recommended him to go there. After adjusting himself to his new home, Gideon starts to get acquainted with the other residents of the building because they are slow to notice that Gideon is an half-wit and they appreciate Gideon because he makes them see the bright side of things up until he discovers to be suffering from tubercolosis (even tho this is set in 1998) and dies.
The first thing you notice looking at the cast page for GIDEON was the cast. Not only Lambert but various veterans in some of their last movies such as Charlton Heston, Shelley Winters, Carroll O'Connor, Mike Connors, Shirley Jones and more. Lambert gives another of his great performances in his strange resume and the aforementioned others were all great as well. There were even some funny moments as well especially thanks to Gideon's naivety, and overall there is such a light-hearted feel to it that it's impossible to dislike.
Not to be missed if you are into forgotten movies of the 1990s or fans of different movies, tho there are a few sad moments as well especially towards the end.