Review of A Hologram for the King (2016) by Mark M — 09 Aug 2016

An afternoon comedy with the wonderful Tom Hanks.

This review of A Hologram for the King (2016) was written by Mark M on 09 Aug 2016.

A Hologram for the King has generally received mixed reviews.

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Watched this on a plane and I thought it was rather slow, bland and many moments seemed to lack meaning…

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