Didn't get around to seeing the film till yesterday, however, and I must say a few things.

First off, the film blew me away. Maybe it's just the fact that Ron Howard tends to make nothing but overly mediocre films (yeah yeah, there's Apollo 13), or maybe it's because the Hollywood bullsh*t of the past two years has been absolute rubbish. Whatever the reason, this film had heart, wonderful performances, an interesting storyline and was just very well put together.

No, it wasn't anything new, but it was great nonetheless.

Then there was Horner's score; sometimes I don't know why I doubt this man. Sure, as an "artist", he is going further and further down the hill, but MAN does he know how to score a picture. Any who claims that his score wasn't effective here, well, I'd have a hard time reasoning with them... Low-key, tense and lovely at all the right moments, never overbearing... It worked wonders.

It still remains a "good" CD and nothing more for several reasons, but as heard in film, Horner's score is indeed "great".

I recommend you see the film if you haven't, if your expectations were anything like mine, you'll probably be pleasantly surprised.