A Lovely Movie

Rating: 9/10 (16 January 2006)

Forrest Gump, starring Tom Hanks, Sally Field, Robin Wright Penn and Gary Sinise and directed by Robert Zemeckis, is a lovely tale of one man who tells his life story at a bus stop while waiting for the bus that will take him to the woman he has loved for most of his life.
Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) has an I.Q. of 75 but has done so much with his life. He has met three American Presidents, fought in the Vietnam War, played for the American Football Team and the Ping-Pong Team and has owned a shrimp-boat. While waiting at a bus top for the bust that will take him to Jenny (Robin Wright Penn), a life-long friend, he tells anyone who sits next to him the story of his life. From his childhood, living in Alabama with his mum (Sally Field), to his battle in Vietnam under Lt. Dan Taylor (Gary Sinise) and the multitude of other things he has accomplished.
Forrest Gump is a wonderful movie, with a great mix of everything, from comedy to drama and even war. Forrest Gump is wonderfully acted and directed. Zemeckis has made a lovely film that is very touching.
It only loses half a star because I thought it was a little over-sentimental.
4½/5.