Forrest Gump (1994)

I totally did not expect to like this movie. I mean, sappy relationship movies and I don't exactly mix. But I guess that's why I didn't mind this - it WASN'T sappy! It didn't try to garner sympathy for the main character unfairly. By the time tragedy happened, I genuinely cared about him as a character. The quirkiness of the humor had me, at times, laughing out loud. It reminded me a lot of Big Fish, actually, another movie I absolutely loved. My family was surprised when I expressed my fondness for that movie, and also when I said similar things about this movie. I am a little bit, too. Definitely a surprise - a pleasant surprise, though. 4 stars.