One of the most entertaining, affecting and crowd-pleasing experiences ever put to screen.

Rating: 9/10 (27 October 2018)

'Forrest Gump (1994)' constantly threats to become unfocused and, really, it's a miracle that it isn't completely so, especially since it covers so much time and so many key historical events. Thankfully, its focal character is constantly, well, in focus, which is really because of the fantastic, sweet yet weighty screenplay that's delightfully delivered by the film's rightfully famous star. The flick really is a roller-coaster of emotions, running the gamut from genuinely funny to genuinely sad, sometimes within the same scene. It's all held together by tight film-making that knows exactly what it's doing, ultimately creating perhaps one of the most entertaining, affecting and crowd-pleasing experiences ever put to screen. It sometimes gets stick for being 'too mainstream' but all that means, really, is that it hits as wide an audience as possible and hits them as hard as it can. 9/10