Gump manages personally to see numerous presidents and other historical figures. You will be amazed at how well the special effects work. The best, and only good performance in the movie, is Hanks. His performance was amazing, but at times it was too mechanical - almost an automaton. Sinise, who was brilliant in OF MICE AND MEN, overacts as a cliche of a burned out Vietnam vet.
Field is okay.
Wright was miscast as the girlfriend. This was the second central figure in the movie, and Wright was a weak actress who gave no life to the part. It was almost like it was written by a committee and everybody got to write 10 minutes of the story. All were way too mechanical for my taste. I should point out that almost everyone disagrees with me although Janet Maslin of the N. Y. Times was not impress by the show so at least I am not totally alone.