Review of A Hologram for the King (2016) by Charlie C — 23 Jun 2016

Tom Hanks holds up this movie pretty well! I enjoyed it!

This review of A Hologram for the King (2016) was written by Charlie C on 23 Jun 2016.

A Hologram for the King has generally received mixed reviews.

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A film that takes the unusual metaphor of contemporary man as living hologram until unexpected limit consequences. [Full review in Spanish]…

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By Julia R (98) on 30 Jun 2017

I cannot believe Tom Hanks agreed to star in this utter rubbish…

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