Simply Outstanding

Rating: 10/10 (15 January 2005)

What a movie. I remember the first time I saw it with my family and myself and my mum cried, but it was such a great, powerful and deeply moving film. The script, acting, directing, music, effects and every other aspect are outstanding. The key to this film though here is Hanks. I do not believe any other actor in the world could have played the part as well as he did. He really is one of the best actors around these days. People keep on saying that this movie mugged Shawshank Redmption at the Oscars, which is very unfair because although that is also one of my favourite films, this just about overtook it for me. The script by Eric Roth and Hanks's acting here for me do by a small amount outdo Shawshank although many will disagree. In fact I don't know how earth Alan Silvestri's score didn't get an Oscar. It is probably one of the best i've ever heard and The Lion King definitely didn't deserve it i'm afraid. The same applies to Sinise's performance which also deserved an Oscar. Anyway this film deserved its Oscars and is one of the greatest films of all time.
A classic. 10/10