Another contribution to the Americans overseas movies-like SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN-thin plot and slow moving but I did like the love story between Adam and the beautiful woman doctor!
Jan 02, 2021javamamakc rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Pretty slow start but it shows the difference in goverments between US and Saudi Arabia. Intersting story. If you like Tom Hanks, you should definitely watch. VERY FUNNY OPENING!
Dec 30, 2019Lovestoread5 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
The film was really cool - I didn't expect it to turn out like it did. Pretty much anything Tom Hanks is in is really good. A little slow at the start, but turns out well.
Nov 03, 2019Nursebob rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
To understand just where Tom Tykwer’s screen adaptation of Dave Eggers’ novel goes awry you have to pin down exactly what it is you’re watching. As a culture clash comedy it relies too heavily on Western perceptions of what constitutes…
Jul 14, 2019elpostino rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
Light commercial film, slightly entertaining on backdrop of middle life crisis bridging two cultures. Images depict exotic locations non-known to most moviegoers. Characters and events are copied from stereotypical perceptions. The movie…
May 20, 2019iloveseaotters rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
If Tom Hanks had not been in this film, I would not have watched it at all, since it's not really my type of movie. But he is what made this movie so interesting and entertaining. It reminded me of "Lost in Translation" (A film I love) and…
Dec 31, 2018tenet rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Rated 6/10. Not a great movie, but definitely okay. I ended up rating it a bit above average.
This movie is more about Hanks character's life, than about selling hologram technology to the Saudis. Once I got that straight in my head, I…
A glimpse into the life of a dis-spirited salesman, his financial woes, off to Saudi to pitch a proposal to the King. A very limited glimpse into the Saudi life. A great disappointment of a movie. The acting is good, but the story line…
Apr 01, 2018kpelish rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
Tom Hanks does a great job portraying a depressed, dissipated salesman who's buckling under the pressure to win a huge contract with the Saudi Arabia elite for his firm's holographic software. Thin plot: there's some funny scenes as…
Jan 13, 2018rameshn116 rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
Weak comedy of sorts . Tom Hanks makes it palatable by showing the comedies of cultural confusion but I wish I had not wasted two hours of my life watching it
May 15, 2017Chiefs1970 rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
How could the Tulsa Library purchase 40 copies of this movie. It was boring, had no plot, didn't have more than a minute of the King of Saudi Arabia, and concocts the notion that a married Saudi female would swim topless with a Caucasian…
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