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Good Points: Expertly crafted account of the last 40 - 50 years of American history.
Brilliant performance from Tom Hanks.

Bad Points: None really.

General comments: This is not simply an account of one man's life in America; it is an account of relatively recent American History through the eyes of one man. His lack of intelligence seems not to prevent him from having a fantastically active life - meeting Elvis Presley, becoming a war hero in Vietnam, and even having a hand in the Watergate Scandal.

A brilliant documentation of recent events, 'Forrest Gump' is knowledgeable, intelligent, enjoyable and excellently acted. 'Forrest Gump' is a triumph, and it can easily be considered as one of the greatest films of all time.

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The film Forrest Gump follows the life of, well, Forrest Gump. He is simple boy with a low IQ who goes on to do great things. The film is told by Forrest himself while he is waiting for a bus. Starting with his childhood, moving onto his time at college, serving in vietnam, playing ping pong for america, running a multi national shrimp company, meeting more than one american president and being a major share holder in a small 'fruit and veg company' are all just small parts of his life.

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