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: DreamWorks
: Romantic Comedy
: 129 min.
: English, French
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Shot almost entirely on a two-and-a-half-story recreation of a full-size operating airport terminal, this romantic comedy from director Steven Spielberg revolves around an Eastern European man by the name of Viktor Navorski (Tom Hanks), whose plans of immigrating to New York were hastened by a violent coup in his home country. Unfortunately, Viktor finds himself on the wrong end of a nasty technicality while en route to America: His passport was issued from a country, which, during its upheaval, ceased to exist in an official capacity. Unauthorized to leave Kennedy Airport upon his arrival and unable to return home, Viktor finds himself exiled inside the terminal's international transit lounge. Though airport official Frank Dixon (Stanley Tucci) views Viktor as an annoying bureaucratic glitch, other airport employees -- including a beautiful flight attendant by the name of Amelia (Catherine Zeta-Jones) -- come to see him as a welcome, if unofficial, addition to their numbers. As the days stretch on into months, the terminal transforms from an intimidating atmosphere of forced assimilation into a country within itself, complete with culture, ambition, status, complex diversity, and the need for love. The supporting cast includes Diego Luna, Chi McBride, Kumar Pallana, Zoe Saldana, Eddie Jones, and Jude Ciccolella. ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide
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| I puked
by andersot
December 1, 2004 - 12:02 PM PST
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4 out of 7 members found this review helpful
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| Blech. Terminally bad and painfully long. The movie is intriguing to begin with but quickly descends into a highly unbelieveable, lame love story. Don't waste your time. I think I liked 'Turner and Hooch' more. |
| Terminal, yeah--but it goes on for more than two hours
by talltale
November 30, 2004 - 5:23 PM PST
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8 out of 10 members found this review helpful
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| "Terminal" is right: this piece of garbage is definitely cancerous. You know how some movies drive you bonkers, almost from their first few minutes? In this one, the head of airport security inadvertently explodes a bag of potato chips all over the Tom Hanks character. While anyone--ANYONE--would at least render a quick apology, the moment goes by without mention. Soon after, the chips and mess have suddenly disappeared (continuity person--hello!). This is just sloppy moviemaking, and it's all downhill from there. What was Spielberg thinking? A movie in which every character is out for him/herself and pays no mind to the awful plight of the man in the center might make for savvy, if nasty, satire (think what Billy Wilder might have done). But feel-good treacle? Please. This one is one of the biggest mismatches of style and content in Hollywood history. |
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