quite a journey

Rating: Null/10 (12 April 2002)

Tom Hanks is riveting as a naive, slow-witted southerner who, despite the obstacles that life continually throws at him, experiences years of history without ever fully realizing the significance of the changing times around him. His powerful, emotionally in-depth journey takes him through the bitter integration of public school systems, an unexpectedly glorious college football career, a tour of duty through Vietnam, and fame and fortune as an unlikely shrimp boat captain, all the while staying true to his uninformed but gripping will and determination. Takes its time to unfold, but the result is a well-crafted, insightful, and in-depth historical journey played to perfection by Hanks and his talented co-stars. Simply wonderful. ***Â½