Ultimate Feel-Good Movie

Rating: 10/10 (17 May 2020)

The Terminal is directed by Steven Spielberg and stars Tom Hanks as a man trapped in a Terminal. The story is quite unique and Spielberg definitely knows when there's a unique story around and he takes a piece of the action. Victor Navorski (Tom Hanks) goes to a terminal to catch a flight to New York, but his country is denied, being told by Frank Dixon (Stanley Tucci) that his country doesn't exist anymore because of the big war going on in their country. Victor doesn't really understand English, but learns it by purchasing and borrowing books from stores, his character is so hilarious and lovable that it makes the film all that much better.
We get introduced to other interesting characters like Gupta Rajan (Kumar Pallana), Enrique Cruz (Diego Luna) who takes interest in Dolores Torres (Zoe Saldana) and Amelia Warren (Catherine Zeta-Jones) who is interested in Victor Navorski, but has a lover. Victor is stuck in this terminal for a total of nine months, Dixon trying to make him escape just for him to get caught by security guards (Victor doesn't fall or it). Hanks then smartly figures out a way to get quarters to pay for Burger King so he can eat quality food, however Frank ends up making restrictions so only the guards can do it.
Hanks' character ends up getting a painting job and takes Warren on a small date, they both throw their beepers into a nearby lake. After nine months, Victor has been hiding the reason he wants to come to New York, he tells Amelia that his father who passed away, had a wish for his son to get all three (or four) signatures from Sax members and the last one is Benny Golson. The guards end up letting Navorski pass, meaning that he ends up going to get the last signature.
It's a happy movie with a unique task that only Spielberg could master. Grade: A+