Tom Hanks Is Nothing Less Than Brilliant

Rating: 10/10 (17 September 2013)

Giving what is arguably the most outstanding performance of his very distinguished career, Tom Hanks proves once again what a gifted actor of stunning proportions he truly is. He succeeds in bring depth and passion to the one dimensional Langdon character in the book and sets the screen afire with a searing performance that will be studied in acting classes and amaze audience for generations to come. There is no doubt that what he achieves in this film is Oscar worthy and among one of the most memorable acting accomplishments in cinema history. The rest of the cast is certainly adequate in support of Hanks but Tattou is sadly miscast egregiously in what should have been a pivotal role. Emily Watson would have been a superior choice in every way as she could easily communicate the saintliness of the character as well as the burning humanity. It was an opportunity dramatically missed by Ron Howard and one can only wonder what he was thinking when he did not demand Watson for what could have been his masterpiece.