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Rating: 7/10 (21 June 2004)

Greetings again from the darkness. Not sure if this is a comedy, drama or offbeat romance. It is some parts all of the above and other parts of not much. $pielberg takes a great story and provides us his usual glimpses of film brilliance surrounded in his always present feel-good fluff. Hanks' character is fascinating - funny, brilliant, observant and caring. The subject terminal could have provided so much more insight into human interaction, but instead relies on too common stereotypes. I loved the story line of Diego Luna and Zoe Saldana, but it gets ruined by a ridiculous plot twist from an episode of "Fantasy Island". Zeta-Jones' story is so pathetic, I was cringing with the dialogue almost from the first moment. How many times can she say "stay away from me"? It seemed limitless. OK, enough with the wet floor jokes. How about some more of the scenes with Hanks and Tucci - that was the meat of the story if one were to ignore the terminal possibilities. As usual an OK film by Spielberg leaves us feeling a little empty and cheated.