William Forrester (Sean Connery) is a reclusive writer living in an old building in a black neighborhood. He's The Window, a mysterious ghost to the kids. Jamal Wallace (Rob Brown) is a great basketball player and keeps a C average for appearances. His older brother Terrell (Busta Rhymes) is a hustler. He breaks into Forrester's apartment but leaves behind his backpack leading to a mentorship with the mysterious man. He had scored high on a standardized test and given a scholarship to the private Mailor School in Manhattan. He is befriended by the smart Claire Spence (Anna Paquin). Prof. Robert Crawford (F. Murray Abraham) assigns Forrester's novel in his class.
It's a fairly traditional mentor movie. Sean Connery is excellent. Rob Brown has a sweetness as well as some quiet intensity. It's all very well done and well made. Their scenes together are nicely done.
It's a fairly traditional mentor movie. Sean Connery is excellent. Rob Brown has a sweetness as well as some quiet intensity. It's all very well done and well made. Their scenes together are nicely done.