The Terminal reunites Tom Hanks with Steven Spielberg after their highly successful Catch Me if You Can and delivers a completely different experience, but with similar success. While Catch Me if You Can, had a more serious tone and subject matter, The Terminal offers a much more light-hearted and feel good experience.
Tom Hanks does a terrific job as Viktor, a stranded Krakhozian on the JFK airport, who due to his countries civil war is stuck on the airport for 9 months. Tom Hanks has plenty of chemistry with his cast, all the other actors pulling plenty of weight, especially Stanley Tucci, who plays the main antagonist. The rest of the cast shines too, with Diego Luna, Zoe Saldana and Catharina Zita-Jones also doing a terrific job. Though despite having plenty of chemistry with Hanks, their plotlines feel neglected. This is true especially of Luna's and Saldana's romantic sub-plot, which is way too underwritten and gets wrapped up way too easily and conveniently.
Another element where the film suffers slightly is the pacing and the over-indulgent running time. Especially the first half of the film can be quite a though journey for some, as a quick montage of Viktor's adventures would've better served the film and maybe would've left some more space for some subplots to develop.
Overall, the film was an enjoyable experience plenty of fun offered through the chemistry between the actors, though the film's pacing might be a bit of a turn off for some. Nevertheless, give it a go if you have a chance!
Score: 7/10.
Tom Hanks does a terrific job as Viktor, a stranded Krakhozian on the JFK airport, who due to his countries civil war is stuck on the airport for 9 months. Tom Hanks has plenty of chemistry with his cast, all the other actors pulling plenty of weight, especially Stanley Tucci, who plays the main antagonist. The rest of the cast shines too, with Diego Luna, Zoe Saldana and Catharina Zita-Jones also doing a terrific job. Though despite having plenty of chemistry with Hanks, their plotlines feel neglected. This is true especially of Luna's and Saldana's romantic sub-plot, which is way too underwritten and gets wrapped up way too easily and conveniently.
Another element where the film suffers slightly is the pacing and the over-indulgent running time. Especially the first half of the film can be quite a though journey for some, as a quick montage of Viktor's adventures would've better served the film and maybe would've left some more space for some subplots to develop.
Overall, the film was an enjoyable experience plenty of fun offered through the chemistry between the actors, though the film's pacing might be a bit of a turn off for some. Nevertheless, give it a go if you have a chance!
Score: 7/10.