Sorry - not this time, Tom...

Rating: Null/10 (20 June 2004)

I did not like this film from the opening credits forward. Amazingly, considering he is one of my favorite actors ever, I simply did not buy Tom Hanks in this role. The accent was cheesy at best and the script was unimaginative and predictable. Navorski was obviously supposed to come off as this lovable foreigner, but I thought Tom's performance was a bit too goofy and lacking in substance, which I never thought I'd hear myself say in relation to him. Was equally unimpressed with supporting cast. I think perhaps an unknown actor with a more convincing dialect would have been a much better fit for this particular character. Just goes to show that even the best can't come through EVERY time.