A good movie

I already saw this movie but since it was a while back and since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out again. To be honest, the more I think about this movie, the more I believe I should lower my rating. The point is that it was actually based on an interesting true story but I'm not sure if it was enough material to fill in 2 hours of running time. On top of that, Spielberg decided to turn into some kind of modern fairy tale and, even though it still worked, the end-result was hardly a home-run. Eventually, it was a minor effort from Steven Spielberg, one of those movies he makes like ‘Always’ to fill in the gaps between his more ambitious projects (for example, after that, he would direct ‘War of the Worlds’ which wasn’t really amazing either but, at least, it was a massive blockbuster). At least, Tom Hanks gave a really solid performance but, eventually, it would have been more rewarding if they had taken some risks, something I very often miss in Spielberg’s movies. Still, I had a good time watching it and even though it was obviously a minor effort, I still think it is worth a look, especially if you are interested in Steven Spielberg’s work.

7/10