Tom Hanks
Movies We Hate: Forrest Gump
I wish that I could love Forrest Gump. I promise, I do. For those reading this from under the comfy confines of a rock, Forrest Gump is the endearing odyssey of the lovable and mentally handicapped titular character played by Tom Hanks. After overcoming a crippling physical handicap as a child, he falls in love with Jenny Curran, (Robin Wright) a woman with prototypical daddy issues, who chooses t...[Read More]
Movie Review: Saving Mr. Banks
Know that when you go see Saving Mr. Banks, you are not going to see a Tom Hanks film. You are going to see an Emma Thompson film. And you just might be awfully glad you did, my friends. Truth be told, I’m not a huge Disney fan. I enjoy the Disney movies I watch, though I haven’t seen all (or even most) of them. I do, however, admire the story behind P.L. Travers and her treasured Mary Poppins, an...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: Sci-Fi Meets the Surreal in Cloud Atlas
Another week brings another new trailer to dissect and analyze. In this week’s column, I turn my cold, bespectacled gaze onto the second trailer for the upcoming sci-fi/drama epic Cloud Atlas. Premise: An epic story of humankind in which the actions and consequences of our lives impact one another throughout the past, present, and future, as one soul is shaped from a murderer into a savior, ...[Read More]
Movie Review: Larry Crowne
Even as far romantic comedies go, Larry Crowne is offensively simplistic and throws out one dud joke after another all while resting on a sitcom plot that barely holds water thanks to Tom Hanks’ effervescent charms and a way with a heartfelt speech. Hanks is co-writer and director of this mediocre attempt to strain humor out of America’s debilitating job market crisis as the titular Larry – proud,...[Read More]
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