What makes this movie so great?

Rating: 7/10 (14 January 2020)

I can't figure it out. Pretty much, we're just dealing with a man who is literally trapped at an airport terminal. He can't go back, he can't leave, and he can't stay at the terminal, either. What's a man to do? You would think for a 2 hour movie that this would be long and boring, right? It's not! I don't know how, but this movie kept my full attention for some reason. Perhaps it was Tom Hanks mind blowing performance. I don't know, all I know it was unbelievable how good this movie was. It's serious on the surface, but deep inside, this is almost a comical approach in the "what iffy" zone. I loved Hanks strange accent, he nailed this role perfectly. And Speilberg? I have to hand it to you, I don't like you, but you know how to direct a movie. The pacing is brilliant, the reactions are realistic, and altogether, I just thought this was a great movie. To this day, I'm not sure what makes it so great.