RyothChatty ridiculous rating

WillSushyMedia This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

Sharkflei Your blood may run cold, but you now find yourself pinioned to the story.

Payno I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

jeffpk A solid movie of the kind Hollywood can't make. A small but excellent cast tell a small but engrossing story of a normal man who wants to be something else.Rapport really steals/carries this, and his performance is flawless. The supporting cast are also all solid with Alexandra Holden doing a particularly stand-out job as the brilliantly understated love interest.If there is an off note anywhere in the film, it is the ending which slightly strains credulity but, more to the point, is not really clear in what it is trying to say.A film well worth watching, and talking about afterward.

johnvile I'd recommend this film to anyone with a brain.I just got this movie from the pound shop on DVD. I'm ignoring the camera work at the beginning. It seems to want to be like a Docu-Movie or some such.. This style mellows a little and becomes more pallet-able, once the bad Piano player stops trying to impart empathy into the scenes.Really my only problem with this film is the style its shot in and the hackneyed sound track. If it wasn't for that I'd give it a ten because it really is a great film. Great story, great acting.Its on my must See List

poe426 Craftsmanship counts for a lot, especially when it comes to low budget indies, and SPECIAL boasts (among other things) some solid craftsmanship. It also boasts a solid performance by Michael Rapaport (his best, that I've seen); the focus on his character here is acute and he is more than up to the challenge: we BELIEVE his character (and believe IN him) because Rapaport sells himself so well on screen. To come across a movie of this nature (one that deals head-on with mental illness) is rare enough, but to come across a movie that draws you in and makes you BELIEVE is rarer still. Although noted Acting Award-winning thespian Lincoln Osiris (TROPIC THUNDER) has admonished fellow actors not to go "full retard" (the way Woody Harrelson did in DEFENDOR), SPECIAL is an exception to the rule in that it proves that delving into the darkest recesses of the mind CAN be done and done well.

StupidHumanSuit Special is one of those kinds of films. One you cannot describe in words, really. It is hilarious, ambitious, depressing, hopeful, honest, somber and solemn. Les, played perfectly by the incredibly underrated Michael Rapaport, is somebody you can relate to. Somebody that has hopes and dreams and love to give. He is confused and clinically depressed, but tries to see the good in life. Les, alone and barely managing, signs up to be a test subject to a new, secret drug not yet approved by the FDA. He begins to have side effects. What he believes to be real-life superpowers are actually delusions. But he has been engrossed by the life-style of a comic-book geek, letting loose his imagination and wondrous thoughts. He thinks he is the answer to humanity's problems. A savior of sorts. By the end, he realizes that he is not special in that normal sense of the word, but learns that he is one of the most special people because he is honest, kind and caring. He brings laughter and love to those he cares about, but later on stresses his two best friends out by taking them on a treacherous journey through the underworld of illegal prescription drugs and layers of truly evil people. The men in suits are the real-life Lex Luthors if you will. Complete antagonists that try and destroy Les' life and by those means, almost kill him.In terms of film-making, this is a masterpiece. Not only is the story and script perfectly toned and beautiful, the acting is tremendous and astounding. Michael Rapaport deserved an Oscar for his brutally physical and emotional portrayal of an unloved, kind-hearted man with dreams and depression. He plays the role so awe-inspiring, you will realize that nobody else could pull this role off. No stunt-man, and all him. From jumping off buildings to getting beaten by invisible Suits to getting hit by cars, he truly gives the performance of a life-time. His emotions are beaten down in the exact same way, though he is relentless. Everybody else is wonderful in this film, and Josh Peck shows his true talent as a young, naive pot-head.Special is one of those films you'll be thinking about for years to come. It is a beautifully executed masterpiece making this statement true to me: Special is the most underrated film of all time.