i think not . i mean yeah if you compare this film to the godfather and or maybe a little old film like casablanca and or maybe even a little new film like the english patient . it doesn not have the camera work or the cinematography like these other film and but that doesn not mean that this be a bad movie and or do it . i think the reason why this film be underrate be because a lot of people always compare it to other great oscar win film ( you should never do that ) which make it hard to understand the beauty and the realism in this movie . in the category best picture and best actor in a leading role and best actress in a supporting role and this film really deserve all of them . the magnificent dustin hoffman give u and once again and one of his best performance . a couple of time in this movie i forget that it wasn not his son because it be just so real . i have never see a film about relationship in different family where it be so easy for the actor to play that specific role but still so beautiful . so dustin hoffman pass the test with fly color and in my opinion . there be a few actress in the world who deserve to be call the best represent katherine hepburn and meryl streep and jane fonda and ingrid bergman ( i can not help it and i think she great ) . meryl streep and even though she in a supporting role and be amazing and real and you just can not help but be draw ed to her talent and the way she make it hers and real . wow and that all i can say . justin henry be great consider his age and his tear and his relationship with his mom and dad be beautiful and so i say good job to cute little justin henry . while i be watch this film for like the third time and alone and i couldn not stop cry . i try but i couldn not . thank god i be alone . this be probably the pure film i have ever see . other film that be nominate for best picture be apocalypse now and norma rae and break away and all that jazz . i be ashamed and cause i haven not see any of them and but from what i have hear and apocalypse now be great but when i hear about norma rae i only think of sally field . i think that consider the other nominee and this film deserve it five oscar and and that it will continue to touch and make other people cry for a long time in the future and just like it have for the past 28 year . good job all the actor and actress in this film for give u great performance and memory from watch this film that we would not ever forget . thanks for your time .