References to England

Rating: 6/10 (6 June 2006)

I live in England, and couldn't help notice every time we see a street shot of Hanks, in London, there's a big red phone box. Shortly before a big red bus drives past. Obviously, this is for the American audience, who believe we still use huge red phone boxes, and all us Brits talk like the queen. But seriously, haven't used a big red phone box in about 50 years!!!!
As the film goes, I enjoyed it. A little cheesy, but that was expected. Not nearly as bad as the guys over at Cannes made it out to be. Paul Bettany was excellent as Silas. Really convincing role. Hanks, despite a lot of criticism for not being right for the part, in my opinion gave a great performance. When I originally read the book, I pictured Hanks as Langdon. It seems i'm the only one!!!
Decent film. Few flaws. But lets be honest it was never going to live up to the hype.