I thought it was just fine

Rating: 7/10 (20 May 2006)

It will not live in the annals of movie making, but I think they did a very good job. I thought the flashbacks were effective and I thought the acting was just fine. Some of the dialogue was a bit improbable, but it was in the book as well. The scenery was great and I certainly didn't notice that two and a half hours had passed. Good movie---and definitely worth seeing in the theater. There was nothing wrong with Tom Hanks' hair (mentioned in several professional reviews)--he looks just like the slightly distracted academic he's supposed to be. Audrey Tatou has been more animated in other movies but she was believable---Their chemistry was just fine. ..not overtly sexual but certainly a warm and caring one as one would expect to find in two people who had just been through the longest night in their lives.