It’s a known fact: Tom Hanks, the thespian par excellence, has had a few lackluster performances.
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A Man Called Otto (2022)
Series: Tom Hanks
Reviewing every movie in the star’s long, legendary career.
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Here (2024)
In the decade following his extended, largely unsuccessful, mo-cap experiment, Robert Zemeckis looked inward.
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Pinocchio (2022)
It’s trash.
Fairly light for Spielberg, yet immensely entertaining as both a yarn and a character portrait. Hanks is the reason I watched it, but it’s really Leo’s movie, and it remains one of his best performances. Snappy and fun with just enough pathos. (I don’t care how true or false any of the claims are; they make a terrific film story.)
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The Terminal (2004)
After reading several contemporary reviews of The Terminal I’m surprised that critics at the time did not note the single most distinct trait of the film:
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The Polar Express (2004)
It’s one thing to be ugly. Plenty of decent movies aren’t all that great to look at.
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Forrest Gump (1994)
Forrest Gump is one of the most divisive movies you’ll encounter, assuming your reading list includes critics across the political and philosophical spectrum.
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Saving Private Ryan (1998)
I’d have less of an objection to the gnarly thematic weirdness of Saving Private Ryan if the film didn’t rub our face in it