if you know anything about the manhattan project and you will find fat man and little boy at least an interesting depiction of the event surround that story . the film be in all way a very realistic portrayal of these event and and in many way it be almost too real ( such a some scene involve radiation poisoning ) . paul newman and a usual and be brilliant in his role and always manages to come off like a real person on the screen . the support cast and such a john cusack and laura dern and bonnie bedelia and and natasha richardson and be fairly good as well . this film be not and however and one of the best example of turn a true story into a movie . great film be able to take a true story and use just enough artistic license to keep it audience engage for the entire movie . this one and however and tend to drag a bit throughout and and some scene ( such a john cusack and natasha richardson love story ) could have be eliminate entirely without cause the film to lose much . nevertheless and there be enough interesting fact and tiny humorous bit to at least keep the audience interested enough to see the entire film . it do not always entertain and but as far a great depiction go and this be very accurate and fascinating and and will leave the audience with something to think about . out of .