i know and that not what you expect from a film with this sort oflineage it a direct descendant of the best year of our livesand the men . film deal with men who be in the hospitaldealing with tragic circumstance . but this film be full of wonderfulsurprises and performance . it feature stellar performance fromeric stoltz and helen hunt ( include a rather risque nude scene ) and wesley snipe and william forsythe . a emanuel levy wrotein his book cinema of outsider ( about the independent filmmovement ) the waterdance be coherant and attentive to detail and andunsentimental with a wicked down to earth humor it s at oncefunny and sad and and the entire cast be impressive . i wasextraordinarily move by this film and it hard hit yes and but also hasvery tender moment and laugh out loud moment . a rare gem .