What an amazing film...

Rating: 9/10 (3 February 2007)

In truth, I'm not a huge fan of Tom Hanks - films such as "Big" have left me cold - but the first time I saw Forrest Gump I went out of the cinema, bought another ticket and went straight back in. Hanks is fantastic in the lead role, he lends a tremendous sense of reality to the role of the social outcast that is Forrest Gump.
What's great about this movie is that there's undoubtedly something in it for everyone. Love, humour, history and war all come together in this cinematic masterpiece. Some of the historical allusions are executed perfectly. I won't mention any as they are some of the best parts of the film, but anyone with any knowledge at all of American popular history will love this film.
Some of the war scenes are a little graphic, but certainly not to the extent of other films such as "Saving Private Ryan" etc. Besides, the military moments just endear you yet more to Gump.
If you can, you must see this movie - there is NO way you will be disappointed!