Nice story, nice characters not equals nice movie

Rating: Null/10 (4 July 2004)

Spielberg, Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta jones, John williams are my favorites but their combination alone here does not make it worth watching. I can barely pass through the movie. Let me tell you, I didn't have high expectation for this movie but I was still disappointed.
First to the things I liked in the movie.
I liked most of the characters in the movie--Viktor Navorski (Hanks), Enrique(Diego Luna, gutpa(Kumar pallana), Amelia (Catherine Zeta-Jones) Most of them have done justice to the role. Tom hanks portrayal of Viktor Navorski is great and very believable. These characters kept the movie interesting.
The subplot between Enrique, Office terres(Zoe Saldana) and Tom hanks was the best of the movie. I throughly enjoyed it.
The dinner scene between Tom hanks and Catherine zeta Jones has everything you ask for in a movie. Gupta was really funny and stole the show in lot of scenes.
Things I don't like(WARNING: SPOILERS!!!!!)
It was hard to believe that Frank Dixon, head one of the busiest airport had nothing but follow Viktor around and meddle with him. More over, if he wants to know what is in the Peanut box that Viktor is carrying, all Frank has to do was- ASK!!! yes, we all know airport authority can strip you naked. All frank has to do is ask Viktor-- OPEN THAT DAMN PEANUT BOX.
Viktor navorski character although very good and acted well is a simple plain look from American point of view. We were never taken into his world. He just moves around and does things to amuse us. No real sense of insight into a man who is stuck(delayed forever!) in airport. Although he comes a stubborn character, it was hard to believe that he was just contend to live there and not try more to get out.
As the movie progressed, it became stale, predictable and boring. If all Viktor wanted was a signature from a Jazz legend. Viktor could have asked some of his admirers in the airport to get the signature for him since he knows where the jazz legend plays. It's hard to believe that it did not occur to intelligent Viktor. Sentimentality at its height. So the climax and ending was kind-off lame.
OK. I know this is a very "small" Hollywood type movie but it could've been more plausible and entertaining. Very nice story but not executed well.
If you don't worry about logic, plausibility etc...you might be able to sit through this movie once.