I am unacceptable

Rating: Null/10 (20 June 2004)

The Terminal marks the 3rd time Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks have worked together and I think this is their best effort. Basically Hanks plays an immigrant named Victor, who is on his way to New York when he is told at JFK Airport that he cannot leave the premises because his country is in a war. Victor stays in the airport and is under constant supervision by the head of security(played well by Stanley Tucci). While there, he begins living in Gate 67 and starts to speak the English language. After a while, Victor meets a flight attendant named Amelia(played well by Catherine-Zeta Jones),and they bump into each other every time she returns from a flight. As their friendship develops, they talk about Napoleon and history books that are metaphors for their own lives. Amelia reveals that she is cursed in relationships and doesn't want to hurt Victor. Victor also gets a job at the airport and befriends all the employees who were suspicious of him. Victor has a big reason for wanting to go to New York and it really is a nice one. Spielberg allows Hanks' character to develop with each and every passing minute of the film and Hanks nails it with another dynamic performance. Tucci is tailor-made for his role and Zeta-Jones does the best she can with her limited screen time. At 128 minutes, the movie tends to wear down a little and could have had 20 minutes shaved off, but the film does well regardless. The Terminal is a nice find in the summer season and is a fresh change from all the mindless,loud,popcorn flicks. 8 out of 10.