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I really hate this movie. In fact, when I originally saw it when I was in seventh grade, I posted a review of it on a movie reviews newsgroup and was instantly flamed with many messages about how stupid I was to miss this symbolism or how I had the writing skills of a twelve year old (which wasn’t too far off at the time) or how I was a moron to hate the movie. Unfortunately, I don’t have the original review to post. Tom Hanks works at a dead-end job. One day he goes to a doctor (Lloyd Bridges), who says Tom Hanks has a brain cloud in his head—basically a form of cancer. Lloyd Bridges recommends Tom Hanks take a long vacation, and he does with Lloyd Bridges’ daughter, Meg Ryan. They get stranded, witness really crappy special effects, and have a stupid ending to a stupid movie. The jokes all fell flat for me. Tom Hanks was doing an average performance, Meg Ryan was the same as every other damn movie she’s in—only Lloyd Bridges was quirky enough to catch my attention. The beginning of the movie is painfully slow. An uncle of mine recommended I watch the movie again, this time watching it as a fable. Joe VS The Volcano traumatized me the first time, so I didn’t take his advice. I give Joe VS The Volcano
* out of ****. |