Gifted Hands

I watched this well-portrayed movie with my 11-year-old grandson. It was spell-binding from start to finish for both my A/B-student (mentioned only to indicate the level of intelligence as it may relate to understanding the movie) grandson. We both thoroughly enjoyed it: My grandson was actually cheering young Ben's academic successes! The fact that this movie is BASED ON A TRUE STORY made it even better: I was able to reinforce principles that my grandson's parents and I have planted into him. Cuba Gooding, Jr. does a MASTERFUL JOB of portraying Dr. Ben Carson, the main character. And the O.R. scenes are absolutely miraculous. Young Ben (whose grades are horrible!) is an EXCELLENT MOTIVATOR for even the MOST ACADEMICALLY CHALLENGED STUDENT, and his mother, Kimberly Elise, is a GREAT EXAMPLE OF A WISE PARENT. She constantly SPEAKS GOOD THINGS over her son, regardless of what she sees in the natural. She REFUSES TO ACCEPT FAILURE for her child. This DUO ROBS EVERY CHILD AND EVERY PARENT OF EVERY EXCUSE FOR THE LACK OF SUCCESS. This is a MUST-SEE MOVIE...especially if your child/grandchild/etc. is floundering academically, lives in a certainly-not-your-first-choice neighborhood, and/or is being raised in a single-parent (or two-parent) home where the lack of money is a factor. Dr. Ben Carson's life is PROOF that GREAT SUCCESS CAN BE ACHIEVED...IF YOU REALLY WANT IT.

This review is for the movie, GIFTED HANDS, starring Cuba Gooding Jr. I wanted to make that clear because for some reason Amazon has mistakenly grouped all of the reviews for GIFTED HANDS (the movie) with all the reviews for GIFTED HANDS (the docummentary). I think I even saw some reviews here for the book. Just for the record, both the Feature Length Film AND the Documentary of the same name are excellent and both deserve 5 stars. The documentary stars the real Dr. Ben Carson as himself, while the Movie stars Cuba Gooding Jr. as Dr. Ben Carson. Apparently, a number of people have ordered the documentary thinking it was the movie, and others have ordered the movie expecting the documentary. I am suspect that the trouble with these two products is even messing with the ordering process causing people to receive an item they didn't order. This confusion has resulted in a lot of people receiving the wrong product and are therefore dissatisfied - leaving unwarranted bad reviews. I really hope Amazon gets this mistake straightened out because there are a lot of people upset about this and they don't know what is happening. That being said, the FEATURE LENGTH FILM is an inspiring story that is well acted, moving and as far as I can tell, reasonably faithful to the truth. This is saying a lot because movie makers and screenplay writers are notorious for changing the facts to make a story more "interesting" . With a few minor exceptions, the spirit of Ben Carson's personal account of his life is pretty much what really happened. I am glad to find the real story more or less intact here. I would highly recommend this movie, AND THE DOCUMENTARY to anyone who likes a good TRUE story. I completely enjoyed watching this. Now, I need to read the book! ~Linda~

Great movie all the way through

This movie is truly an inspirational movie that everyone should watch such a inspirational movie, I wish there was more like this one that leaves you feeling that their is still good in this world! Cuba Gooding Jr. played a phenomenal job playing this part.

As a mother, I was especially encouraged by the role Ben Carson's mother played in his remarkable life story. Mrs. Carson did not learn to read until later in life but she still saw to it that her boys had a first rate education. Amidst strong protests, she limited her boys' TV time and required them to go to the library and write a book report every week. She worked as a maid and suffered from bouts of severe depression but still had a fortitude that spurred Ben on to use his gifts to God's glory and the betterment of his fellow man. Later in the movie, we see that Ben and his wife have welcomed his mother to live with them in their beautiful home. These are just some of many highpoints in this movie. Having been raised in Detroit, I took special pleasure seeing some of my favorite old haunts, such as the magnificent Detroit Public library. I sent this dvd to a dear friend who struggles with drug addiction and who also grew up in Detroit. He has watched it multiple times and says it has greatly encouraged him as well. This story illustrates the Bible verse: "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble." Ben Carson shines as a humble man exalted by God.

Fue un regalo. Tiene subtítulos en inglés y sonido igualmente en ese idioma. Calidad original....solo deben saber inglés si o sí para disfrutarla.

Ah! Les Afro-Américains !... Quelle souffrance ! Quelle vaillance! Quelle espérance!...

Does not work for Europe ?

Inmejorable, siempre te dispongan de biografías interesantes les ruego me avisen, me encanta ver historias reales.Gracias

One of the best feel good movies ever made. Will watch over and over again!