A film of irony and best of all, beauty

Rating: 10/10 (26 November 2011)

Robert Zemeckis's loose adaptation of Winston Groom's satirical novel still remains one of the most talked about films of the '90s. The irony and satire of the novel is still there, but Hanks's performance and Zemeckis's direction is what makes it beautiful. One of the best sentimental films of all time! Zemeckis weaves Hanks into archive footage and his combination of satire and sentimentality is what makes this masterpiece so beautiful and effective. It's a beautiful story and has Zemeckis's signature visual creativity for good measure. I could not hold back the tears at the arguably beautiful ending and I doubt few can.