Good but not inspired "star movie". Too much FedEx

Rating: 6/10 (21 February 2001)

Tom Hanks successfully carries this movie, which centers on a single character like few others for a large part of its time. It is an unabashed vehicle for Hanks.
Still, I was less impressed with his performance (good, not great) than others on the Net. Helen Hunt is good as always, but finally does not really get a chance to display her skills fully. Like in Forrest Gump, I felt that serious moments were somewhat awkwardly acted - since I have seen better from both Hanks and Hunt in other movies, I'll blame the writing or director.
In contrast to others, I did not feel this movie was "disjointed", the very distinct parts make sense from the story-telling point of view and emphasize the experiences of the main character.
All in all I enjoyed this movie and it lingered on for while, even though the heavy, heavy Fed-Ex exposure almost managed to spoil it for me.