My own self

So, what is The Terminal?


Well, it's a cute movie starring Tom Hanks and Catherine Zeta-Jones. It's admittedly hard to place in a genre, so I suppose that combined with a lack of action-scenes and a, usually, low-key humour to the comedy makes it a drama.

The Terminal is blessed with one of the more interesting premises for a movie I've heard - a traveller (Tom Hanks) to NY from an obscure East-European country is trapped in the international-bit of the airport when his country diplomatically ceases to exist while he is in transit due to a coup d'etat back home. His passport thus rendered worthless for the time being, he's trapped outside the system for what turns into months and months, having to get by at the international section of the airport.

Did I mention that he doesn't speak English?

Though the slow-pacedness of the movie at times threatened to get a little boring, it never quite got there. There was always enough sweetness to smile at, cynicism to grin at or funny to chuckle at to keep you interested. Tom Hanks portrays the man lost outside of the modern world's rules and systems beautifully, as he based on sheer force of personality and capability grows increasingly successfully into his new life on the airport.

And through it all, you sit there wondering - what IS this guy going to NY for in the first place, anyway?

A very sweet and very entertaining movie, though at times a tad too slow for my tastes. A very strong 8,5/10, and a wholehearted recommendation for anyone who can enjoy and sit through a movie without action-scenes or over-the-top-comedy. And maybe some of you other people should check it out, too.