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Thrown into the hectic lifestyle of Charlie Babbitt we are introduced with the information that the is a successful car dealer, who sells very expensive super cars such as the Lamborghini Countach. Stressed from this he then is greeted with the news that his father has passed away. Although his complex circumstances with his father would mean that he wouldn't express the grief that you would expect from a son, due to the harsh upbringing that Charlie experienced. A narcissistic, ego driven young 'jerk'. When he then discovers that he had an elder brother that he never knew about, this infuriates him even further. Ontop of this, he is left nothing but his fathers car and other irrelevant items and furnishings in his will. His brother Raymond Babbitt who suffers from severe autism is leaving his life in a sort of residential home for people with special needs. He then finds out that his brother doesn't understand the concept of money. Which further frustrates his brother, this then leads to him taking him on a road trip to learn more about Raymond. 'Raymond Babbitt' who is played by 'Dustin Hoffman' completely immerses you into believing that he is really a patient of Autism. The subtle twitches and actions he does just screams how much effort and study he has obviously done into being able to do the part so amazingly well. This in my opinion is one of the best acting I've ever seen, this is due to many factors due to the difficulty of the part he is playing which in my opinion is extremely difficult and then the extent he carries out this role. He manages to create a certain unique charisma through Raymond, which is extremely loveable straight away. This is definitely the star actor in the film and the one that I liked the most. Tom Cruise plays the main antagonist in the film which he also does a good job of. Although it is not as likeable as Raymond, he manages to perform and evoke the capitalist, money driven aspect of Charlie. The film at times however, can be found to be a little slow paced and has to taken with a pinch of salt as it is hard to achieve interesting moments every few moments. Although the moments do shine through and are worth the wait and will most probably get you chuckling along with the film as you see the cringe worthy events taken out through both characters naiveties and inabilities to understand each other. When Charlie then finds out about Raymond's ridiculous capabilities of maths, which he then takes him into a casino to save his business as it falls into serious debt. Raymond is a massive success and manages to win a considerable amount in the casino, but is his abilities enough to save his brother. Towards the end the transformation of the characters is very admirable. The bad qualities of Charlie are extracted and the purities of his personality is finally shining through, and the ability to understand and respect his brother is at last found.