What is all the hype about?

Rating: 2/10 (26 May 2016)

Truth be told, this is not a bad film by a long way. Yet I can't for the life of me understand why, as the time of writing this, Forrest Gump is the 13th best film on IMDb?
The only asset I can see this film having is the advanced effect (For its time that is). As to the acting I agree that Tom Hanks acts the part well, however being realistic, an authentic autistic person would have played the part just as well, if not better.
This may possibly be the most overrated film of all time, and a 7.5/10 would be far more adequate.
-Harry