I had been looking out for this movie, and it is finally on Netflix. I had watched Finding Forrester many years ago, and I am glad I tuned in again.
Writers tend to slack off from time to time, and I got a timely tailwind to bring me back on track. There was the earnestness of the young Jamal Wallace (Rob Brown), and the towering presence of the reclusive writer William Forrester played by no less than Sean Connery. It is not a masterclass in writing, but it surely identifies the attitude you need to be an author.
And then there is the gem of an advice by Forrester to Jamal: “No thinking – that comes later. You write your first draft with your heart. You rewrite with your head. The first key to writing is… to write, not to think!” Watch the movie for just this if nothing else.
If you want to be writer, one who is keen to continually improving their art, there is inspiration and guidance galore. In movies, television shows, across the world wide web, and other books! Highly useful, but only if you do what Forrester says: Write!
P.S. I would rate the movie very high for those seeking just entertaining cinema.