"Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." A very good movie, this probably has received more accolades than it has deserved (the Oscars are a prime example, in which it beat out The Shawshank Redemption and Pulp Fiction in numerous categories, most notably for Best Picture; the former won no awards, and the latter only won one). Still, Tom Hanks' performance is one of his finest, and he definitely deserved his statue for Best Actor.
The film is a bit odd, following the colorful life of a man with an IQ of 75 and a heart of gold, who participates in numerous historical events (thanks to editing technology). He teaches Elvis his famous dance moves, he witnesses (and helps foil) the Watergate break-in, fights in Vietnam (and wins the Medal of Honor and shows his ass wound to President Johnson), and more (especially in the source novel, in which he actually gets to become an astronaut!) Funny, touching, and utterly entertaining, this is, overall, a very solid film.
Rating: 3/4
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