wooden ships float, wooden films sink....

Rating: 3/10 (25 May 2006)

You would expect so much from a Cast of this quality, however, they just don't deliver. Much of the dialog is uttered with a character which reminds me of opening a bottle of soda only to find out it has lost it's fizz and is flat; you end up disappointed and thirsty. I like Ron Howard and the Cast (and this film was well cast) however, the overall result is disappointing. Tom Hanks is a wonderful actor, but an actor can only do but so much with the dialog handed to them. I didn't notice who wrote the screenplay, but they bear the bulk of the responsibility for this films overall dullness. This film had the promise of being such an exciting couple of hours, but it just didn't deliver. Ron Howard's dedication to following the original story line was admirable, but when this film was in editing, Somebody should have stood up and said " Hey Ron, we need to make a few changes here. " I don't know...wooden is probably how I would best describe it. The book was OK, the movie, just fair, but then again it was....just a movie.