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 |
The Terminal Review |
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 |
The Terminal Review |
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 |
The Terminal Review |
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 |
The Terminal Review |
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 |
The Terminal Review |
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 |
The Terminal Review |
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 |
The Terminal Review |
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 |
The Terminal Review |
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 |
The Terminal Review |
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 |
The Terminal Review |
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 |
The Terminal Review |
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 |
The Terminal Review |
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 |