Fearless (1993)

	Directed by: Peter Weir	COUNTRY USA GENRE Drama NORWEGIAN TITLE Uten frykt RUNNING TIME 122 minutes
	Produced by: Mark Rosenberg Paula Weinstein
	Written by (baed on his own novel): Rafael Yglesias

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Max Klein	Jeff Bridges	½
Laura Klein	Isabella Rossellini
Carla Rodrigo	Rosie Perez	½
Steven Brillstein	Tom Hulce
Dr. Bill Pearlman	John Turturro	½
Manny Rodrigo	Benicio Del Toro	½
Nan Gordon	Deirdre O'Connell	-
Jeff Gordon	John de Lancie	-
Jonah Klein	Spencer Vrooman	½
Byron Hummell	Daniel Cerny	½

Review

Jeff Bridges plays Max Klein, a previously career-driven, aviophobic architect who after surviving a catastrophic plane crash finds his mental state being completely changed. He becomes fearless, selfless, and disinterested in ordinary earthly affairs, including his wife and child. This 1993 box-office failure is a captivating, thought-provoking film that challenges you with its deep psychological analyses and fresh look at a man in existential crisis. His blissful state of mind – presented almost as a form of nirvana – is inspirational to some and abrasive to others. Australian director Peter Weir (Witness, Dead Poets Society) has always been interested in the peculiar mechanisms of the human psyche and made a number of films with big inspirational ambitions, and in Fearless he is operating at the peak of his powers. The film never takes the easy route in dealing with the weighty questions it raises. Weir lets the story breathe and unfold without it ever feeling forced, and he directs Jeff Bridges and co-star Rosie Perez to near career-best performances. Some of Perez's scenes with Bridges are sensational, as their characters reach into the core of human existence. Also with Tom Hulce and John Turturro in fun supporting roles that satirise the contemporary American fixation on monetary gain in the wake of disasters.