Liked the acting, didn't like the movie

Rating: Null/10 (4 July 2004)

I passed on this movie a couple of weeks ago because imdb viewer comments led me to believe Day After Tomorrow was better. Yesterday I watched it because a co-worker recommended it.
The OLD Planters peanut can (with the old metal lid rather than the plastic lid used today) confirmed that Viktor's trip to NYC had a purpose. His good naturedness led me to believe it was benign and not a security threat. Unfortunately there was no way to guess what that purpose was before he told Amelia toward the end.
Frank Dixon was unscrupulous yet likable enough to get ahead career-wise. He was concerned about Viktor's can but to make himself look good was willing to let him go and take a chance that other authorities would arrest him. Little wonder why we have security problems. I didn't understand the need to blackmail Viktor's friends.
Tom Hanks movies are always blessed with a touch of nostalgia, and this time the vehicle was Gupta's tricks with dishes during Viktor's dinner date. Unfortunately attention was diverted from most impressive one when Amelia got up and left the table. The tricks reminded me of something from the early days of television.
Hanks' dialect and accent were terrific, reminiscent of Sid Caesar.

The romance by proxy between Enrique and Officer Torres was not believable under any circumstances, and I was scratching my head wondering if the makers of the movie intended for Torres to be Hispanic or African-American.
The character of Amelia was all too believable, and her slipping back into her old ways after being touched so deeply by Viktor caused me to side with those who considered this movie a disappointment.
5 out of 10.