What a waste

Rating: 4/10 (9 January 2005)

I was ready for a light, cheesy movie; but The Terminal ended up being a total head-scratcher. How can such a stupid plot be made into a high budget movie? The premise itself is ridiculous, and requires a fourth grader's grasp of international relations to accept. Since when does a coup attempt, or a civil war make a country "non-existant".
Hanks as Navorski comes across more as a moron than someone who simply doesn't speak English. The love story between Hanks and Zeta-Jones is saved from being a complete cheese-fest at the end by the half-unexpected "twist". The love interest's demise was necessary to bring some semblance of seriousness to the movie after the silly marriage between two secondary characters.