Go ahead and give Hanks and Howard their Oscars.

Rating: 10/10 (21 May 2006)

This movie is what great movie-making is all about. Tom Hanks and Audrey Tautou are flawless in the film. The writers manage to make the movie both interesting and easy-to-follow for those of us who sometimes have trouble doing so.
Paul Bettany does a superb job in a role which could not have been easy to do.
And Ron Howard has created a masterpiece. The movie is visually stunning.
Now, to be fair, it should be said that those who go ready to be offended probably will be. But, having said that, I think the movie will be a big hit at Oscar time and will withstand the test of time.