Life is like this movie, Forrest. It absolutley sucks.
Tom Hanks is an odd fellow. On the one hand, he's perfectly likeable in, say, Road To Perdition, oozes charm in, say, Big, but then there are times you could happily run him over with a car. Castaway is a good example, but surely the best example has to be this - 2 and a bit hours of Idiot Does Good. And 2 and a bit hours of the most sentimental, mawkish U-S-A! U-S-A! drivel you'll ever see.
Reasons to hate this movie.
1. Forrest Gump himself. Tom Hanks thinks playing someone who is mentally slow equals having big wide eyes and, er, well, that's pretty much it. And saying really stupid, but supposed to be cute, things ("my name's Forrest Gump. People call me Forrest Gump)". Ha ha ha, oh how witty. Doesn't he just warm your hearts, ladies and gentlemen? Eh, no.
2. The humourous coincidences throughout the movie. One would have been fine, a nice little knowing, "ahhhh", but Forrest unknowningly invents so many things (phrases, logo's) you half expect him to get zapped back in time to invent the wheel. It's stupid and corny.
3. Pulp Fiction.. that's PULP. FICTION was beaten to the Oscars by THIS syrup-laden, twee "all is well.. all is well.." crud-fest. That's just sick and wrong.
Nothing to see here, folks. Move along. Don't even think about buying.. run along there, that's it..
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