Keep your rotten chocolates

Rating: 2/10 (1 May 2004)

I can't believe this insultingly stupid, trite, and flabby film was nominated for any awards. The film is simply meaningless, having no comprehensible point of view and unwilling to look one millimeter past the surface of any of the events it attempts to depict. Something like this is even more flatulent and offensive than action garbage like _ConAir_, which at least doesn't pretend to have Something To Say.
The popularity of this movie escapes me completely. I guess it makes people feel good about themselves in some sick way: "My life is bad, but lookie - this retarded man gets to interpret the highlights of American history and popular culture for me!" Hanks, who I normally like, seems to have based his performance on not blinking, or maybe he was just drugged (a rational response to the uber Hallmark Card that passes for a screenplay.) Wretched garbage appropriate for people scared of thinking.