The Terminal Reviews

The Terminal Review
by Jerry Saravia (Rating: 4/4)
I often question overwhelmingly positive opinions about admired filmmakers and actors, particularly a one-two punch team like Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks. Digressing for a moment here, I am a big Martin Scorsese fan. I think he is the greatest...more

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by Matt Noller (Rating: 3/4)
In Steven Spielberg's new film, The Terminal, Tom Hanks plays Viktor Navorski, a man from the fictitious country of Krakozhia who gets stuck in JFK Airport after a military coup in his country voids his VISA. Mildly based on the true story of an Iranian...more

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by Karina Montgomery (Rating: 4.5/5)
Not unlike Cast Away, The Terminal relies heavily on its star, Tom Hanks, to convey the essence of the story. Tom Hanks, as in Cast Away, delivers a beautiful and nuanced performance that makes you want to love everyone as much as you love him. As...more

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by Andy Keast (Rating: 3/4)
Directed by Steven Spielberg. Screenplay by Sacha Gervasi, Jeff Nathanson and Andrew Niccol. Starring Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stanley Tucci, Barry Shabaka Henley, Diego Luna, Chi McBride, Kumar Pallana, and Zoe Saldana. more

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by Ryan Ellis
Steven Spielberg must have held a seance and tried to pick the brains of the dead when he was working on 'The Terminal'. He's making every effort to channel Preston Sturges, Ernst Lubitsch, Frank Capra, and perhaps even Howard Hawks. It's understandable...more

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by Homer Yen (Rating: A-)
It's hard not to enjoy a sweet film like "The Terminal". It is the kind of feel-good comedy that causes you to hold your breath in anticipation as wistful and likeable underdogs struggle to emerge. You watch an offering like this, and you come away...more

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by JoBlo (Rating: 6/10)
PLOT: A man from the fictionalized country of Krakozhia is indefinitely stuck at New York's JFK airport terminal after his passport is revoked when a military coup takes over the leadership of his country while he's in the air. Essentially "in limbo" for...more

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by Jon Popick (Rating: 6/10)
The Terminal is Steven Spielberg's most Spielberg-y film in years, a fact made even more glaring due to his last handful of pictures being much darker than the fare we would usually associate with America's Director. The Terminal's third act is light,...more

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by Robin Clifford (Rating: B-)
Viktor Navorski (Tom Hanks) arrives in New York's JFK airport just as a violent coup shakes his country of Krakozhia. Suddenly, he is a man without a country and head customs official Frank Dixon (Stanley Tucci) tells Viktor "America is closed." The...more

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by Laura Clifford (Rating: B-)
Viktor Navorski (Tom Hanks) arrives at New York City's international airport just as his country, Krakozhia, undergoes a coup. Department of Homeland Security official Frank Dixon (Stanley Tucci, "Road to Perdition") informs the uncomprehending visitor...more

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by Susan Granger (Rating: 10/10)
Susan Granger's review of "The Terminal" (DreamWorks) Imagine being a visitor from Eastern Europe who is forced to make a New York airport's international transit lounge his home. That's what happens to Viktor Navorski (Tom Hanks) when he arrives...more
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by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 3/4)
In Steven Spielberg's THE TERMINAL, Viktor Navorski, played in another heart-warming performance by Tom Hanks, is a local celebrity and hero. Viktor's entire world is the International Transit Lounge at the JFK airport in New York. His homemade bedroom...more
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by Harvey S. Karten (Rating: B)
Reviewed by Harvey S. Karten DreamWorks Pictures Grade: B Directed by: Steven Spielberg Written by: Sacha Gervasi, Jeff Nathanson, story by Andrew Niccol, Sacha Gervasi Cast: Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stanley Tucci, Chi McBride, Diego...more