Hanks makes so-so film worthwhile

Rating: 7/10 (23 June 2004)

This film has Tom Hanks as an Eastern European visitor to New York who winds up having to live in the Airport Terminal for months due to a revolution in his homeland causing his visa to be cancelled. While the premise is far fetched and Stanley Tucci as his nemesis, head of airport security, is somewhat unbelievable.. Hanks performance is good enough to make most of the film watchable. His interactions with the airport employees and his day to day life becomes quite fascinating. Hanks charisma mostly keeps you envolved, though his flirtation with a stewardess played by Catherine Zeta-Jones doesnt really work very well.. A hit and miss film that is worth checking out cause of Hanks. GRADE: B