a lot of expensive Hollywood shooting is always ok

Rating: 8/10 (7 May 1999)

They shoot a lot in this movie and it looks great. All the action scenes are magnificent especially the ones on the beach. Tom Hanks sees that life isn't like a box of chocolates... Luckily for this 3 hour movie 2.5 hours is action, because the storyline isn't much (Spielberg!). The part that plays in our own time: cut this out of the movie. With a good story this movie would be a real number 1.