A FedEx Commercial

Rating: 3/10 (13 January 2006)

The movie was very good, but I couldn't help but be very bothered by the obvious FedEx commercials with which the entire movie is packed. Two scenes were particularly disturbing: (a) in the beginning when Chuck trains the Russian staff on the corporate values of FedEx; (b) well surpassed by the final scene when he delivers the FedEx parcel after all... pathetic). They must have paid a fortune for the movie and in the credits - no FedEx to be seen! Thus mark 3 out of 10. Otherwise, it would have been a higher mark! They could have gone for a fictitious parcel delivery firm and they just about might have made it for an Oscar. It's also surprising of Zemeckis to have allowed this... I remain quite puzzled. A pity thought!