Another Great Tom Hanks Job

Rating: 8/10 (14 June 2004)

I was amazed at how well Tom Hanks maintained an Eastern European persona throughout the movie. How others and Victor played off each other was enjoyable to watch. However, the role played by Catherine Zeta Jones was not exceptional. For her to be in love with a married man when she can easily meet many others during her travels doesn't make sense. If the writers put more thought into her role, she would have had a great character to contrast Victors. As for Tom, some would argue that his Victor shows too much ingenuity while coping with being stuck in the airport terminal, but ask yourself, he somehow manages to go NYC from his Eastern European country and he is a skilled carpenter. I would say he didn't play Victor... he was Victor.