Unashamedly sentimental, this is a technically triumphant tear-jerker.
Forrest Gump (1994)
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Reviews Counted:8
Fresh:6
Rotten:2
Average Rating:7.4/10
Consensus: An overly sentimental film with a somewhat problematic message, but its sweetness and charm are occasionally enough to approximate true depth and grace.
Runtime: 2 hrs 37 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: The title character leads viewers through an accidental travelogue of American social history from the early 1960s through the present in this revisionist fable. Vietnam, desegregation, Watergate,... The title character leads viewers through an accidental travelogue of American social history from the early 1960s through the present in this revisionist fable. Vietnam, desegregation, Watergate, and more are presented from the perspective of Tom Hanks's loveably slow-witted Forrest Gump as he finds himself embroiled in situations he can't quite comprehend. Hanks leads an excellent cast, featuring Robin Wright Penn as Jenny, Forrest's lifelong love; Gary Sinise as the irascible Lt. Dan, his Vietnam superior; Mykelti Williamson as Bubba, a shrimp-loving soldier; and Sally Fields as his devoted mother. Robert Zemeckis's emotional, heartwarming film garnered 13 Academy Award nominations and six wins, including Best Picture, Director, Actor--Tom Hanks, and Adapted Screenplay. [More]
Starring: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson
Starring: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson, Sally Field, David Brisbin, Haley Joel Osment
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Screenwriter: Eric Roth
Composer: Alan Silvestri
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Reviews for Forrest Gump
As this mawkish conservative movie ultimately goes to prove: ignorance is bliss.
A picaresque story of a simpleton's charmed odyssey through 30 years of tumultuous American history, Forrest Gump is whimsy with a strong cultural spine.
Forrest Gump has the elements of an emotionally gripping story. Yet it feels less like a romance than like a coffee-table book celebrating the magic of special effects.
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