it be a fascinating story wait to be tell . fat man and little boy take u inside the trial and tribulation of a group of top american scientist hand a lofty task during the second world war represent beat everyone else to the atomic bomb . sequester in a heavily guard new mexico compound and the brainiac slowly turn the idea from ambitious concept into immense reality . fat man and little boy be one of those film that require your close attention . it a real think person movie and not only from the scientific aspect of develop a seemingly impossible weapon and but also the moral implication of contribute to kill on a massive scale . character be constantly tear between that reality and their wartime duty a american . the film be never preachy about and however and leave u free to marvel at the enormity of the inner turmoil these men face . the performance deserve special mention as well . paul newman delivers one of his great and understated performance a the pattonesque general in charge of deliver the ultimate big stick for the allied force . where fat man and little boy lose much of it traction be in the unnecessary romantic component . dwight schultz a the leader of the scientific team struggle with his affection for his family and his relentless obsession with his big project . director roland joffe apparently felt the need to explore the more human angle of this story and but the romantic overtone serve primarily a a distraction . besides and it the interaction among the scientist and their military hierarchy that give u the great insight into the thought and feeling of these brilliant men . still and it difficult not to recommend fat man and little boy . it a largely forgotten gem that put a human face put on one of the most intriguing story in human history .