Spielberg turns the sublime into the banal, at times taking it to the verge of ridiculous.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Jan 7, 2019

Lovely and well worth sharing with your family.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 29, 2010

Hanks' overdone slapstick antics and awful accent ... keep this featherweight farce from taking flight.

| May 4, 2005

So satisfied with its feel-good status, it seems oblivious to the bad casting decisions

| Sep 7, 2004

Far less cuddly than expected, this unusual and elegant movie may have failed to connect with US audiences but it proves Spielberg is currently the most unpredictable director in Hollywood.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 4, 2004

Hanks is a likeable actor but rarely a subtle one. Viktor is another cutesy emotional heart-tugger in the Forrest Gump mould, all galumphing slapstick.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 31, 2004

It's an odd fable: Viktor is the mysterious visitor who shows us what the American Dream is all about-in the movie's terms, compassion for others -- without ever wanting to become an American himself.

Full Review | Aug 7, 2004

Even in the desolation of an airport lounge at midnight, Viktor is too pure, we realize, to entertain the ghost of a dirty thought.

Full Review | Aug 1, 2004

A feel-good film of such originality and sweetness in a summer of otherwise derivative sequels and remakes that it practically qualifies for miracle status.

| Jun 24, 2004

The concept was there; the production abilities were there. It's the execution that fell apart.

| Jun 24, 2004

This is the first time in my life I wanted to spend more time in an airport terminal, and Spielberg is just such a brilliant filmmaker; the things he does with light and with motion and some amazing tracking shots.

Full Review | Jun 21, 2004

Seeing The Terminal is like experiencing an uneventful flight: The trip was pleasant but not delightful, and you're happy to deplane at the other end.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Jun 20, 2004

Probably the worst-directed film Spielberg has ever made.

| Jun 19, 2004

Delicately funny and inventive.

| Jun 18, 2004

Discordant, unsatisfying, sometimes emotionally incoherent.

| Jun 18, 2004

The small joys it has to offer are wholly dependent on the willingness of the audience to indulge in the proverbial suspension of disbelief. And believe me, much indulging is necessary.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 18, 2004

The Terminal is quintessential Spielberg: perfectly cast, technically breathtaking, sentimental to the point of being one sugar cube away from gooey and extremely pleasurable to watch.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 18, 2004

I'm not in love with The Terminal, but I liked every minute in it.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 18, 2004

A gentle alternative to noisy kid-oriented action flicks, raucous comedies and the agitprop of Fahrenheit 9/11.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 18, 2004

Feels disingenuous and dogmatic.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Jun 18, 2004