The Terminal (2004)

Synopsis: A tourist arriving in the United States learns that there has been a revolution in his country. Due to that, he can neither enter the U.S. territory nor return to his country, becoming a prisoner in the airport. Appraisal: This is formulaic filmmaking at its worst. While intended as a critique of the supremacy of bureaucracy over the individual, nothing could be more bureaucratic (and less individualistic) than this film's screenwriting and directing. It looked like a bad TV-series episode stretched to over 2 hours' length. Give yourself a break and skip this movie. Rating: 25 (note: I raised its rating to 38 upon second (partial) viewing. It definitely isn't as bad as I perceived it the first time I saw it.)