Review of The Terminal (2004) by Jaredc324 — 13 Dec 2019

WHen it could've worked better as a grueling, tragically romantic indie-pic (which not to lie, I thought it was) turns into a happy-go-lucky Chris Columbus tale for the whole family, when I realized it was directed by Spielberg, it came to no surprise.

BUt as magical as it comes off, doesn't ring with the same level of wonder as similar toned films such as "Catch Me if You CAn" or "E.T." Mainly because Hanks' character and the world in itself doesn't have enough dramatic juice to keep the steaks rolling, even though it plays like it does.

In the end, you begin to retreat the hope and wonder that "Terminal" could've been a masterful exploration of an unnacepted immigrant and just fall into the seemlessly in-the-motions romancity that it plays off, so you go home with the splendor like it's Christmas Eve but without the substance it teased at providing.