Probably deserves a ten

Rating: 9/10 (7 June 2017)

On the very rare occasion that I give a movie a ten I always feel the need to add a little line about how no movie is perfect. Sometimes I slap that ten with a qualifier and leave it at that.
I probably should have done that with Forrest Gump. Tom Hanks is an acting legend that had never truly failed, but he took this character to a place I don't think any other actor could have. He was absolutely fantastic and he had a script to work with here that allowed him to shine like never before.
As I was watching this movie I knew, even as young as I was, that the performance was Academy Award winning good. I was so moved by the performance that I actually predicted Tom Hanks would win before the movie was half over. When the nominations were announced I predicted that Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Writer would all go to this movie (I never even thought about direction at that time and knew nothing about screenplays and all that) This movie is a classic and everyone should experience the laughter, sorrow, and inspiration it will almost certainly solicit in most viewers.
So wish I would have given it a ten.