![]() However, Hanks needn’t worry about awards - he has been nominated for five Oscars (winning two), seven SAG Awards (winning two) and eight Golden Globe Awards (winning four).īut Hanks has already left a film legacy that’s nearly unrivaled among actors of his generation. Some work, some don’t - Hanks’ most recent film, James Ponsoldt‘s “The Circle,” which premiered last week, opened to disappointing box-office and reviews.īut Hanks will be back by year’s end with some real Oscar bait - a film tentatively called “The Post” about the release of the Pentagon Papers, which will mark his fourth collaboration with Steven Spielberg and his first with co-star Meryl Streep. In the 20 years since “Saving Private Ryan,” Hanks has made more than 30 films. He’s not as yet at the one-new-movie-per-month rate of someone like James Franco, but for a star of his stature, it’s clear that he’s not afraid to work. Lucky for us, Tom Hanks likes to make a lot of movies. Image Credit: Lullaby Pictures/REX/Shutterstock 20 Greatest Tom Hanks Performances from “Big” to “Forrest Gump” to “Saving Private Ryan”.If you happen to be female, this is DEFINITELY worth watching. Overall, if you're in for a feel good romance, you should see this. Instead, the movie takes a more simplistic approach, and it succeeds-it feels much more natural than the alternative. You could have had a big, romantic, tear-jerking moment. The ending scene in particular is handled very carefully. The movie's plot starts to stretch plausibility at the end, but not to the point where it destroys the entire film. He does not fail here-you feel for him especially during the sequences where he starts remembering his late wife. He always has a knack for easily slipping into the roles he's given and making them really convincing. Tom Hanks really shines here as someone who has lost the most important person in his life and is trying to rebuild again. Most movies fall into this trap-Someone is about to marry someone who is horrible and find that someone else is better, the viewer supposedly not feeling bad because the fiance was a jerk anyway. What I particularly liked is that the fiance was not portrayed as someone who Meg would do well to leave. She is very believable and actually does care about the feelings of her fiance. ![]() Meg Ryan does not have the "evil woman" syndrome that popped up in later 90's chick flicks (The most notorious of which was "My Best Friend's Wedding"). I have to disagree with an earlier comment that this film is unfair to guys-the way the characters are portrayed, I'd have to say that in the reverse situation, I'd still feel the same way. Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan have great chemistry together, and they both do what they're good at-Tom Hanks portraying the Everyman, and Meg Ryan being cute and innocent. That said, it's a high-end chick flick, which probably a few guys might enjoy, unless they happen to be the exploding helicopter type^^ This movie feels more like a modern day adaptation of the classic romance "An Affair To Remember," and it keeps referencing it too (In fact, the Cary Grant classic is very integral to the plot). I won't lie to you-this movie is a CHICK FLICK! Though I never saw it with a guy, it is definitely a chick flick.
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