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A Hologram for the King Movie Review

Name: A Hologram for the King Movie Review
Item: A Hologram for the King
Rating: 4
Author: Pradip Bhat

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Review for the film " A Hologram for the King"

Streaming On: Amazon Prime Video

Runtime: 01 Hour 38 Minutes

Certificate: UA

Released: 28-02-2016

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Similar To: International Incident, Lying And Stealing, Wendy, White Boy Rick

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CAST & CREW

Sarita Choudhury

Sidse Babett Knudsen

Tom Tykwer

Gary Goetzman

Tom Hanks

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Producer:

Stefan Arndt

Uwe Schott

Tom Hanks

Tim O Hair

Gary Goetzman

Arcadiy Golubovich

Director:

Tom Tykwer

Movie Actor:

Michael Ihnow

Imtiaz Hauqe

Jane Perry

Janis Ahern

Jassim Alsaady

Jay Abdo

Jeff Burrell

Khalid Laith

Lewis Rainer

Mamdouh Al-Harthy

Yuvraj Kaushik

Waleed Elgadi

Tracey Fairaway

Megan Maczko

Rolf Saxon

Michael Baral

Dhaffer L Abidine

David Menkin

Christy Meyer

Ian T Dickinson

Amira El Sayed

Alexander Yassin

Abdullah Al Muslemani

Tom Skerritt

Tom Hanks

Movie Actress:

Sidse Babett Knudsen

Sarita Choudhury

First Assistant Director:

Jassim Alsaady

Mustapha Grumij

Sebastian Fahr-Brix

Noureddine Aberdine

Second Assistant Director:

Mohammed Hamza Regragui

Dennis Becker

Co-Producer:

Karim Debbagh

Leonard Glowinski

Second Unit Director:

Aladin Hasic

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Hologram for the King is a comedy-drama film directed and written by Tom Tykwer Tykwer was born on 23rd May 1965 in Wuppertal, Wes >> Read More... . It is based on a novel of the same name. The movie is produced by Stefan Arndt, Gary Goetzman Gary Michael Goetzman was born on November 6, 1952 >> Read More... , Arcadiy Golubovich, Uwe Schott, and Tim O'Hair under the production house of Playtone and X-Filme Creative Pool Primeridian Films. The movie is a visual adaptation of the novel, starring Tom Hanks I quote his famous line “Mama always said life was >> Read More... , Omar Elba, Sarita Choudhury Sarita Catherine Louise Choudhury (born 18 August >> Read More... , Sidse Babett, Ben Whishaw Ben Whishaw is a versatile English actor. He was b >> Read More... , and Tom Skerritt. The movie has a budget of $35 million.

Plot

The movie starts with an American sales representative, Alan, going through hardships in life and deciding to recover his losses by selling an IT contract to a sumptuous merchant in Saudi Arabia. Along with financial instability, he is also going through emotional turmoil due to a messy divorce and is struggling with looking after his daughter.

Clay meets Yusuf, a cab driver, and develops a friendly and deep connection with him. Due to fated circumstances, Clay is repeatedly unable to meet Karim. During the course, he meets Zahra, his medical caregiver, and falls in love with her. The movie then shows that, despite being unable to crack the deal, he discovers much about himself on this journey.

Star Performances

Hanks gave his usual excellent performance. He has proven himself to be the most suitable for the role of Clay. The film has a fine set of supporting actors who depict their story in an elusive way. Omar, as Yousuf, has done incredible justice to his role. His chemistry with Hanks is exceptionally creative and warming. Sarita Choudhary as Zahra has a powerful impact on screen, along with gorgeous chemistry with Hanks. Sidse, David, and Megan have also given outstanding performances in their respective roles. All the characters in the movie were aptly selected and added much more value to the storyline.

Analysis

The movie has an excellent romantic comedy storyline infused with bittersweet instances. It is both humorous and sad at the same time. Though adapted from the original novel, The movie still fails to completely do justice to the story, as it feels carried away and misled from the origin. The movie has a thoughtful theme with exceptional actors. But the film also gives the underwhelming feeling that the potential of the fantastic star cast could have been used more wisely. There could be more dynamics added to Clay’s role to add to the depth of the theme. The movie could have shown more instances to explain the connection between characters.

What's There?

• The film has an amazing storyline and theme that connects the audience to the lead character.

•There is exceptional acting and screenplay that keeps you gripped even when the story gets loose.

•The movie is a perfect blend of romance, humor, and culture-driven themes.

•The inspirational theme was displayed subtly with apt dialogue and framework.

What's not there?

•The movie becomes disenchanting at times because of the lack of depth in the characters.

•The movie may disappoint the audience who has read the novel, as the novel was amazingly detailed and gripping, but the movie fails to connect in some sequences.

Verdict

The movie has an exceptional storyline and a gorgeous star cast. The actors have fantastic chemistry and go beautifully with each other. The story may feel drowsy because of a lack of character development at times, but it will still prove to be a good watch, at least for once. The film is undoubtedly worth a watch.