The Terminal (dvd)

It's been a while since I wrote here. A lull in DVD tarting, a peak in workload and a temporary freeze of my creative juices.

The Terminal is one of those from my last batch of DVD rentals: didn't quite get me passionate either way so it's stayed a blog subject with no more than a few lines of thoughts. That's not to say it's not a good film; it is.

Impressively shot (with a purpose built airport set) and confidently acted (Tom Hanks doing a foreign Tom Hanks) it's a slow burn. Yet every flicker oozes quality and the feeling that Spielberg has crafted each shot very deliberately and purposefully.

A special mention must go to the dinner scene: not only the way dates should be but also a welcome bit of comic relief.

People-watching in airports the last couple of days reminded me to resurrect this entry. I especially like the 'everyone's waiting for something' tagline. Poignant, relevant, appropriate.