A majestic piece of film

Rating: 10/10 (8 February 2006)

This is without a doubt one of my best films of all time. It's just a masterpiece to behold in my eyes and i'll tell you why: The acting is superb, Tom hanks really is Forrest Gump in this film to every minute detail. Right from the slow fumbling characteristics of Forrest to the superb southern accent which he employs with such energy and humour makes excellent viewing. Robin Wright Penn is also sensational in this film. She just brings tears to my eyes her final scene. She really comes of ' age ' in this film. She portrays every painful experience of Jenny in such depth but equally can highlight on the more peaceful and content side of the troubled girl. Finally Sally Fields is class through and through in this film. She's such a dominant actress on screen and she always delivers. Her line to Forrest when she's on her deathbed is so poignant and heartbreaking. ' I will miss you Forrest '. It just was spellbinding to watch such great actors come together in this film. Absolutely superb.
Finally, the use of historical events and the way they fit around Forest is just superb, i've never seen anything so creative and intuitive. From John Lennon, Elvis, Nixon and Lennon, this really establishes an almost reality that Forrest Gump is a influential part of American society.
My final words are WATCH THIS FILM!! This is truly cinema at its best.