Review of Forrest Gump (1994) by Joshua "Lf" M — 06 Aug 2014

A highly influential and ridiculously quotable treasure from Robert Zemeckis with Tom Hanks at his best.

This review of Forrest Gump (1994) was written by Joshua "Lf" M on 06 Aug 2014.

Forrest Gump has generally received very positive reviews.

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