Perfecto

Rating: 10/10 (20 October 2017)

Director Robert Zemeckis ("Back to the Future") gives the movie a bittersweet turn by concentrating on the main character's integrity. This is enhanced by his assorted friends who include the self-destructive Jenny; the hilariously boring soldier and shrimper Bubba (Mykelti Williamson, "Free Willy"); and double amputee Lt. Dan (Gary Sinise, "Of Mice and Men").
The show, enjoyable as it is for the most part, is far from original in concept. Peter Sellers played to the hilt his role of Chance, the simpleminded gardener who rose to fame in "Being There."
While the Industrial Light & Magic clips of Forrest talking with presidents and other celebrities is indeed something to see, the same sort of documentary feel was featured several years ago in "Zelig." And Field's role as Forrest's strong mother is akin to Glenn Close's portrayal of the title character's only parent in "The World According to Garp."