mike36799 Wrote:What can I say, I finally got around to watching this movie last night. Really wanted to catch it at theatres. Well, I must say this movie was captivating. I'm a moderate Tom Hanks fan, and I must say he did a great job in this film. This movie is pretty much a Drama in my opinion, but has a mixture of Romace/Comedy. If you are in the mood for a movie with depth then pick this one. Definitly was well worth the rent, even went so far as to buy a copy for a friend for Christmas. WOW!! 2 thumbs up for me!!
the Oracle Wrote:I liked it... Except for the Catherine Z. Jones part... This film is based (loosely) on a true story... And, CZJ's character is not really a part of the true story. They added her to have a pretty lady in there. I didn't like her foul-mouthed antics. She was a bit of a let-down for me.Thanks for the link to that article. I had heard of his case, but never found an actual article. Very interesting, thanks again
All-in-all, I give this movie 3-1/2 stars out of 5. I know this view has been beat into the ground, but... I wish Hollywood would stop hollywoodizing true stories! (i.e. Catch Me If You Can, Walking Tall, etc.) I think this story is more intersting when it is more documentary like.
Also, I think Tom Hanks gave a fantastic job (as usual) playing this character! He is a GREAT actor IMHO. He is awesome, even in bad films like: Lady Killers (again my humble opinion), which I would only give 2 of 5 stars!
BTW - did you guys know that the real guy (Nasseri) is still living in the airport 16+ years later?? Check out the story here:
http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0621/p11s02-almo.html
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