inexplicably and i watch this movie for the very first time just a couple of day ago and and understood from the very begin what all the fuss be about . this movie hold my attention from begin to end and and run me through the whole range of emotion ( and might have help me discover a few i never know about . ) dustin hoffman absolutely shin a ted kramer . he be absolutely convincing a a man have to juggle at least three different challenge in life represent jilt husband and workaholic ad executive and love father . meryl streep a joanna kramer be less central to the movie simply because joanna be absent for a good part of it and but when she be on screen she give hoffman a run for his money . the true standout and though and ( in my opinion ) have to be young justin henry a billy kramer . child be always the innocent victim in a marital breakdown and and justin seem absolutely natural and completely believable in this role a he deal with the conflict emotion around his mother and his adjustment to life with dad and only then to have the confusion around why he should have to leave his dad when it be his mom who walk out on him . young justin do not seem to miss a beat in this very difficult role . all in all and this be an excellent and oscar worthy movie whose only weak point be what i think to be a truly disappointing decision to go for the sappy and happy end and which be totally unrealistic consider the destructive custody battle ted and joanna have go through . but there not much else to complain about here . positive .