Without High Expectations, A Superb Movie

Rating: 8/10 (25 January 2019)

6 July 2004. In order to appreciate this movie fully, one must put aside the usual American romance expectations and just enjoy the movie, the acting, the fine nuance of humor and the ordinary life experiences that occur in a major airport terminal. This rather eccentric slice of life view of a man trapped by circumstance offers Tom Hanks one of his finest expanding roles to date and Catherine Zeta-Jones with a delightful character that we can identify with as well as the bittersweet message of the movie. The humanity capture in this microcosm of an airport and the promise to one's father further presents a optimistic view of man. Only the fulfillment of the promise could have used more detail and bite to it but it appears to have been glossed over losing its potential impact.