Excellent movie, based (I believe) on a true story

Rating: 10/10 (18 June 2005)

I just saw The Terminal, and I must say that it is one of the best pictures I have ever seen. The cast did a fantastic job of creating a very real sounding situation, and the acting of all was superb.
I have seen how movie producers, directors, or whatever love to to use the line 'Based on a True Story,' and wondered why it was not used on this film. According to the movie's website, the story was the brainchild of a Mr. Niccol. Many years ago, I read a magazine article about a man stranded in what I believe was the Paris (Orly?) airport, due to a legal snafu such as Mr. Navorski ran into. It seems this person was stuck in the airport in Paris for something like 18 months, before his situation was resolved. I am sure that TT was a much better story than that lived by the man in Paris, but I have heard it said that truth is stranger than fiction, only because fiction must make sense. Thank you Mr. Spielberg, Mr. Hanks, Ms. Zeta-Jones, and everyone else involved in this excellent film.