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Terminal

kdk January 1, 2005
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While Viktor Navorski (Tom Hanks) is in the air, on his way from his small

Eastern European country to New York, war breaks out in his country. By the time he

lands at JFK airport, his country no longer exists—and his passport is no good. Frank

Dixon (Stanley Tucci), the promotion-hungry head of customs, tells Viktor that he’ll have

to stay in the terminal until everything is cleared. To Viktor Navorski, America is

closed. Dixon hands Viktor a $15 food voucher and sends him on his

way.



But Viktor’s paperwork doesn’t arrive. Hours turn to days…days turn

to weeks…and weeks turn to months. Viktor takes up residence in JFK, befriending the

staff (and the flight attendants, like Amelia Warren, played by Catherine Zeta-Jones),

finding ways to make money for food, and generally bothering Dixon—who would like nothing

more than to have Viktor break out of the airport so he can be someone else’s

problem.



The Terminal sits on the fence between comedy and drama.

Hanks plays Navorski with expertise, as can be expected—he’s completely at-home in the

role of the lovable outsider. And the supporting cast (especially Gupta the janitor,

played by Kumar Pullana) adds to the fun. At the same time, however, The Terminal

is a heartwarming drama that may even bring a tear or two to your eyes. And though the

end falls a little short (one of the people I was watching the movie with voiced my

feelings exactly when the credits rolled and he said, “That’s the end?”), it’s a movie

that will satisfy a wide variety of movie-lovers. (And I was just glad that Viktor

didn’t find himself a volleyball to start

talking to…)

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Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it. Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course. As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com). Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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kdk

Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.

Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.

As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).

Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.

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