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I had not seen any reviews for this film, and had no idea that it was a loose biopic of Steven Spielberg. The movie was totally engaging from the very first scene and 2 hours 20 minutes went by in a flash. It could easily have been 3 hours plus and still kept me enthralled. The acting was superb, as was the direction and cinematography. The characters felt totally believable and richly developed. The movie itself has humour, pathos and great depth, It richly deserves it's Oscar nomination. I have now read a great number of the negative reviews and I can't believe they were watching the same movie. I can only assume that they thought that it would be more like Jaws or Raiders Of The Lost Ark. And as for the comments about it being too long, maybe their brains aren't able to cope with films longer than 85 minutes.

The movie is sensitive, moving and brilliant. Ignore the negative reviews, they obviously don't understand anything unless it is filled with violence, bad language and action.

This film has heart and an emotional plot, the acting is superb and the storyline is warm and gentle.

The characters are funny, sensitive and just plain nice. I guess that's why some reviews say it is boring. Tom Hanks, as always provides a brilliant portrayal of his character, as do all the other actors. It's about life and loss and friendship, and the way people should treat each other. This film truly deserves an Oscar nomination at the very least.

There are plenty of similar programs as this, following up on cold cases. All of them are done better! The concept is good, unsolved murders and missing people should be able to produce a watchable and interesting program. The problem with this is that it appears to have been made for the wrong reasons, it seems to be a vehicle for Emilia Fox. Unfortunately Emilia is not a very good actress, her facial expression seems to be perpetually confused and shocked. The program is obviously scripted but Emilia delivers her lines in such a stilted and wooden manner that it sounds very amateurish. The professor is much better, not great but better, at least he sounds natural and conversational. Another problem is that this has been made as an entertainment program, therefore it actually doesn't get anywhere. The cold cases are just rehashed, there is no movement forward towards a closure of any of the cases.