sort of interesting...

Rating: 4/10 (6 April 2005)

but even Tom Hanks can't make a film great if the story isn't there. Hanks plays, Victor, an eastern Europeaner who has come to America only to find out his country doesn't exist politically any more. So, he can't get a visa and is stuck in the airport. The top airport security guy thinks it will just be a few days to straighten it out, but Victor ends up staying months. Along the way he meets a nice flight attendent, played by CZJ, but she really isn't given much to do. Plus, she's not that likable since she's having an affair with a married man. He also befriends other employees of the airport. He helps them, and they give him food and help set up dates with CZJ. The head guy sets up schemes to get Victor to leave the airport, but he won't. He can't even get Victor to admit he's fearful-one of the funny scenes. He even gets a job and makes a shrine to CZJ. It ends with him finally getting to do what he came to New York to do. His reason makes you think the money spent on air fare could have been better used since he only planned to stay a day any way. There's also a corny wedding between two airport employees Victor helps set up.
FINAL VERDICT: Slow going, not much action. Another disappointment from Spielberg. I don't recommend it unless you have to see everything Hanks is in.