La terminal

Uno de los cuentos cinemáticos que estoy reparando durante esta cuarentena, y de alguna manera una elección bastante adecuada en términos temáticos y metafóricos. Además, vi una broma en Facebook relacionada con Tom Hanks, quien salvó al soldado Ryan, contrajo el SIDA, sobrevivió Vietnam, pasó dos años en el espacio de tránsito, etc..., así que si el coronavirus lo atrapa, estamos todos jodidos... Así que en realidad es una película sobre la cuarentena y sobre cómo alguien puede sobrevivir a todo y aún disfrutarlo. A excepción de que fue terriblemente "americana" nuevamente, me divertí mucho, me derretí con el encanto de Zoe Saldana y con la actuación magistral de Stanley Tucci, como siempre. (21.03.2020)

La primera mitad es fantástica. Un humor episódico simpático y sofisticado y otra deliciosa (hasta entonces inédita) posición de la magistral actuación de Tom Hanks conforman una película para relajar sencilla pero irresistible, sin el más mínimo defecto. Sin embargo, con la llegada del villano, la historia de amor y la idea de la lata, esta belleza desaparece y la película se desliza hacia el anodino estándar familiar que suelen firmar Chris Columbus y compañía. Atrápame si puedes era más coherente, más precisa y más personal. (05.10.2004)

Very nice thing. The first half, with the brilliantly confused Hanks and his delicious accent, is very funny and brisk, the love story with the stewardess (the really beautiful Zeta-Jones) is pleasant, the non-clichéd climax goes against the established templates – I had imagined something else, but I’m glad Spielberg (and the screenwriter) surprised me. Even the ending was within acceptable limits, there was no violent playing on emotions (so typical of Spielberg). Also a huge compliment to the production team who built a fully functional airport hall especially for this film, hats off to them. A small surprise to me was the poor financial response from American audiences, could the Hanks-Spielberg star pairing no longer be a sure bet? Together with overseas earnings, Terminal just about paid for itself. PS: A message for golfista: you're wrong, kid. Considering that about 50 percent of the revenue goes to the cinema operators, with 218 million earnings, that's about a hundred million for DreamWorks, so as I said – Spielberg probably wasn't too happy. (13.01.2005)

It's the little things that make this film great and in a way brilliant. Unfortunately, that only applies to the first half. Once the main character gets jaded, the plot starts to get more American and isn't as entertaining. Victor Navorski's character certainly has a lot in common with Forrest Gump. I really enjoyed his good-heartedness and ingenuity. And given the situation he's in, there are a few elements from Cast Away as well. It's no fun crashing at an airport... unless Tom Hanks is the one crashing there. 4 stars. (30.11.2011)

This movie just skims the surface and never goes into depth. The screenplay isn’t one of the best ever, the whole storyline involving Catherine is pointless, but still... Spielberg is too good a director and Hanks too good an actor for this movie to be merely mediocre. It’s more like a pleasant relax movie that gets to you; it’s much better in the first “short stories" part than in the second part where it is too focused on the love story and obligations from the past. (27.02.2005)