Terminal case of the Blahs

Rating: 2/10 (19 June 2004)

One of the few (if any) movies Tom Hanks has been in that fails to meet expectations. But that may not be Hanks' fault. Terminal has no material to work with and offers absolutely no opportunity for Hanks to display his talent. The movie does not follow the true life of the real person upon whom the movie is based. The character is stranded for an entirely different reason in an entirely different airport with an entirely different ending. It's offensive in that it uses the 'story' to denigrate American authority, showing it to be inhuman and unfeeling. It suffers from poor writing, absence of any real story line, illogical relationships and unbelievable events. Unlike the airplanes shown in the project just never gets off the ground. Save your money.