The Terminal(DVD English)

As Viktor Navorski, A Stolid, Jazz-Loving Bachelor From Eastern Europe, Tom Hanks Speaks Only A Few Words Of English And Walks With His Feet Turned Out In A Rapid Waddle. He Puts On A Good Show In Difficult Circumstances: Viktor'S Tiny Country Has Fallen Into Chaos, And He'S Left Stranded And Stateless At Jfk Airport. For Months, He Sleeps In A Lounge, Scrounges For Food And Work, And Carries On A Wan Flirtation With A Slightly Masochistic "Stew" (Catherine Zeta-Jones) Who Is Touched By His Gentleness. Viktor'S Nemesis, An Ambitious Customs Bureaucrat (Stanley Tucci), Tries To Stymie Him, But The Phantom Of The Terminal Turns Into A Modern-Day Robinson Crusoe, Exercising His Resourcefulness Not In The Natural World But In A Peculiar Corner Of Western Consumer Society. "The Terminal" Is Essentially An Exploration Of The Inner Life Of An Airport-The Humming Lights And Glaring Emptiness Of The Late-Night Lounges, The Quirks Of The Food-Service And Maintenance Men Who Become Viktor'S Allies, Suppliers, And Then His Adoring Fans. Steven Spielberg Directs This Fable With His Customary Fluency And Warmth, And The Movie Has Some Charming Passages-A Dinner Party Served By The Maintenance Men Is A Highlight-But The Narrative Lacks Drive And A Serious Reason To Exist. The Time Passes Pleasantly, But One Feels That Only Hanks' Talent And Spielberg'S Enormous Facility Are Keeping The Movie Alive.