the emotional power and character of dominick and eugene be the thing that hollywood doesn not make anymore . this be one of the most emotional and sensitive and and heart felt movie that i have ever see . roy liotta and tom hulce and and support actress jamie lee curtis and deliver oscar win caliber performance . there be not enough word to express how great this movie be . sure and people who be not into sentimental movie may not care as much a the rest of u about dominick and eugene and but for the rest of u and this movie go right to the heart and sole of compassion and humanity . you will never forget this film and ever . spoiler belowthe simple yet eloquent story be masterfully tell . eugene be a med school intern who face long hour and a demanding work load at the hospital . his fraternal twin brother dominick ( born 12 minute earlier ) be a little slow and awkward because of brain damage due to a victim of abuse by their father . ( a heartbreaking moment when this be find out in the film that will leave you in tear . ) eugene ( a. k. a geno ) face a painful dilemma . he must decide whether to finish medical school and which would mean accept his residency in another city and leave dominick ( a. k. a nicky ) behind and or forfeit the rest of his education to take care of him . nicky help pay his brother med school tuition by work a a trash collector . the question of ethic and moral and and responsibility be masterfully blend in this landmark movie . just when gino think nicky might be make progress toward independence and dominick turn around and wind up do thing like help out a drug dealer and or tie to use a faulty cord that he find at the dump on an electrical appliance . larry and be the character and nicky partner on his garbage route who fill gullible dominick head with all kind of story like geno and jennifer ( his girlfriend and whom he be tutor in clinical pharmacology ) go to atlantic city and gamble away all their money . but deep down and you can see that larry care for him . on their round and nicky also befriend a little boy and whom we find out have also be beat by his father . an end result be also tragic and the pain that you see on nicky face when it happen and speak volume . the sensitivity that the two brother share for each other can not be overstate enough . all nicky want to do be be love and look for acceptance in anyway he can . ( i. e he go to church and love hulk hogan ) geno love nicky more than anything in the world . but can his brother become independent enough so that geno can pursue his dream of become a doctor . a brilliant film that should have get ton more recognition than it deserve and but unfortunately come out around the same time a rain man and which deal with a similar issue . however and i like dominick and eugene good because it have a far strong emotional component . be forewarn that this movie be aim right at the tear duct and so have kleenex handy . what a film .