A Light-Hearted Film!

Rating: 7/10 (28 February 2012)

Inspired by the 17-year-stay of Mehran Karimi Nasseri in the Charles de Gaulle International Airport, Steven Spielberg's 'The Terminal' is a Light-Hearted, Entertaining Film with enough merits to earn itself a viewing. Also, 2-Time Academy-Award Winner Tom Hanks, pitches in a fantastic performance.
'The Terminal' Synopsis: An eastern immigrant finds himself stranded in JFK airport, and must take up temporary residence there.
'The Terminal' is an entertaining film. Sure, its not Great from any angle, but it has some true merits. Sacha Gervasi & Jeff Nathanson's Screenplay is smooth & light-hearted. Spielberg's Direction is quite okay. Cinematography by Janusz Kamiński is flawless. Editing is sharp. Music by the amazing John Williams, is up-to the mark.
Performance-Wise: As mentioned, Tom Hanks pitches in a fantastic performance. He plays Viktor Navorski to the fullest. Catherine Zeta-Jones is excellent. Stanley Tucci plays the bad-guy, with superb confidence. Barry Shabaka Henley impresses. Kumar Pallana, Diego Luna, Chi McBride & Zoe Saldana lend very good support.
On the whole, 'The Terminal' is a well-written & well-acted film.