No film is for everyone, but this one was for me.

Rating: 9/10 (12 March 2006)

A fair number of reviewers in this forum have trashed this movie, including one who insists that its high score must be the result of blatant vote-loading. Everyone's entitled to an opinion, but its always a mistake to believe one speaks for "most people." If you didn't like the movie, it's fine to say so, but it isn't nice to disrespect people who did.
Tom Hanks is brilliant in this movie; even where the plot doesn't hang together well, Hanks makes it work. He is utterly believable as an eastern European immigrant, and never steps out of character. Catherine Zeta-Jones' character isn't terribly bright, but she is quite believable. Stanley Tucci plays the pseudo-villain with deadpan panache. I've known all these people, and I recognize them here.
I don't expect films to make perfect sense, not to depict reality in every sense; I can stay home and experience reality. I do expect to be entertained, touched, moved, excited, impressed and/or amused, and this film delivered for me. I loved it!