one of Hanks' more mediocre movies

Rating: 5/10 (19 June 2004)

Really a small movie that must have cost a bundle to make with all the sets and people and hauling equipment around to airports. But overall The Terminal is lacking. It is barely better than a made for tv movie only because of the presence of Tom Hanks and Catherine Zeta Jones. Some of the supporting actors do a good job, but overall the plot is predictible, trite and one feels the taste of saccharine creeping up about half way into the show. Spielberg wasted his time on this one. Not highly recommended. If you thought Sleepless in Seattle was charming and stimulating, you will find The Terminal to be a weak sort of maudlin example of the genre. There is one twist toward the end that makes the movie worthwhile, but overall the film is a major under achievement.