It was okay

Rating: Null/10 (25 May 1999)

A movie where I can see why people liked it, but I simply wasn't one of them. First of all, Tom Hanks performance deserves praise. His performance was dead on and wonderful. The supporting actors deserve praise as well ( especially Gary Sinise). The film editing was great as well.
The movie itself did not move me like the Shawshank Redemption did ( both released in 1994). The writing in Shawshank was much better ( one award of the six Gump won).
The story of a simpleton floating through life doesn't appeal to me. There seemed to be no forward drive, and Robert Zemeckis seemed to want to create a surreal world ( where people are hurt, but not too badly) and ground it solidly in realism, which just doesn't work.
I thought it deserved Best Actor, Supporting Actor, and Film Editing. The other three should have gone to other films