Taken back to the basics, and it works.

Rating: 9/10 (13 July 2015)

The very thought of taking a A lister film with the likes of Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta Jones and Stanley Tucci and not making it a block buster target was a strange choice.
Thankfully, it worked, this film was a home run.
Yes it has an absence of accepted explosions, thrills, spills and usual shenanigans but when you want a well intended and satisfying film without the roller coaster of other Hollywood juggernauts then you cant go wrong with The Terminal.
It has a warm and amusing premise and if you want to hate on the over riding message of positivity then maybe you should be going watching the human centipede instead.
You don't sit down to watch The Terminal because your after The Avengers. This is what you watch with the wife on a Friday night in with a takeaway and you want something easy to watch that you'll actually enjoy without needing to make an effort to follow.
The weakness of Tom Hanks frankly embarrassing eastern European accent, the fact that Victor (Hanks) seems to be the only person on his plane who was held up and the fact that Catherine Zeta-Jones character seems blissfully unaware of the oddities of dining out at an airport for a date means there are plot holes big enough to drive a train through.
However, all in all if you are able to sit and actually enjoy this overall very satisfying movie then you wont regret it.
There are genuinely touching moments where your heart will go out to Victor, none more so when he is attempting to use a pay phone in the airport and no one will help him. If that doesn't even slightly touch your heart at his sheer helplessness then your definitely watching the wrong movie.
All in all, while not ranking alongside the likes of Schindlers List and The Green Mile in terms of must see movies in a lifetime, this is definitely one that you wont regret taking the time to watch.