Review of A Hologram for the King (2016) by Noelmt — 13 Aug 2016
A Hologram for the King is a movie about a man whose life has come unstuck and is in a state of flux. The movie begins with a Talking Heads song, "Once in a Lifetime" with the great actor, Tom Hanks, reciting some of the lyrics, "And you may say to yourself, that is not my beautiful wife, that is not my beautiful house, my God what have I done?" His life is coming apart.
He is sent off to Arabia to demonstrate and potentially sell a holographic conferencing system to a immensely wealthy oil sheik. Hanks gives this movie integrity and value, as only Tom Hanks could. I can think of only one other actor who may have pulled it off, Bill Murray.
A movie that does the exact opposite of what another reviewer so ridiculously claimed, "A nonsense movie with no purpose but to insult Arab culture". Not wanting to give too much away, the ending actually displays the breaking down of cultural barriers and shows that hopefully through greater understanding and tolerance we can all live together despite our differences.
This review of A Hologram for the King (2016) was written by Noelmt on 13 Aug 2016.
A Hologram for the King has generally received mixed reviews.
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