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Forrest Gump (1994) Rank 3 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Forrest Gump (1994) a score of 3.1553 out of 4

based on (34) reviews

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San Francisco Chronicle (Edward Guthmann)

Forrest Gump,'' directed by Robert Zemeckis (``Back to the Future,'' ``Who Framed Roger Rabbit'') and now available on home video, is a picaresque fable about a pure, good-hearted Southerner with an IQ of 75, and what happens when he's thrust into a ...read the complete Forrest Gump movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Edward Guthmann)

DVDActive (Holly E. Ordway)

I found Forrest Gump to be a very entertaining movie that lives up to multiple viewings. ...read the complete Forrest Gump movie review at DVDActive (Holly E. Ordway)

Scott Renshaw

There is little question that the craft of FORREST GUMP is a wonder to behold. The digital wizards at ILM have triumphed again with the sequences placing Forrest in footage with Presidents Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon, as well as George Wallace and John ...read the complete Forrest Gump movie review at Scott Renshaw

Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)

ForrestGump is one of those gloriously good-natured movies, the kind that views the world with such an open eye and optimistic attitude that you're willing to overlook how much it simplifies complex phenomena just because it makes you feel so good. The ...read the complete Forrest Gump movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)

Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)

A movie heart-breaker of oddball wit and startling grace. ...read the complete Forrest Gump movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)

DVDTown.com (John J. Puccio)

Forrest may be dumb, but he ain't stupid. ...read the complete Forrest Gump movie review at DVDTown.com (John J. Puccio)

TIME Magazine (Richard Corliss)

Like the best movie actors, Hanks is a superb reactor. ...read the complete Forrest Gump movie review at TIME Magazine (Richard Corliss)

Film Written Magazine (Andrew Howe)

There's something in the centre of Forrest Gump, and soft is one thing it definitely ain't. ...read the complete Forrest Gump movie review at Film Written Magazine (Andrew Howe)

TV Guide's Movie Guide (--)

Zemeckis's film has lots of heart but little in the way of guts or brains. ...read the complete Forrest Gump movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (--)

Jerry Saravia

"Forrest Gump" has all the hallmarks of a Hollywood production. It has the big emotions and entertainment value of a sprawling tale of one man's life and his spiritual need for love. But the basic problem I have is that Gump is presented as the village ...read the complete Forrest Gump movie review at Jerry Saravia

Scott Renshaw's Screening Room (Scott Renshaw)

Good but flawed. ...read the complete Forrest Gump movie review at Scott Renshaw's Screening Room (Scott Renshaw)

Apollo Guide (Brian Webster)

Forrest Gump might just be the quintessential American movie of the 1990s, summing up - in a technically brilliant package - the American dream (perhaps more accurately referred to as the 'American Myth') of an everyman - and not a particularly ...read the complete Forrest Gump movie review at Apollo Guide (Brian Webster)

Ted Prigge

"Forrest Gump" steals its idea from a Woody Allen film (a crime in the usual state, just look at "Last Action Hero" which stole from "Purple Rose of Cairo"). This one steals from "Zelig," a brilliant film about nonconformity which played as a perfect ...read the complete Forrest Gump movie review at Ted Prigge