Review: A Hologram for the King
Eric here, with a review of the new Tom Tykwer film in theaters, A Hologram for the King, an adaptation of the best seller by Dave Eggers. It's the tale of a desperate American businessman near the end of his professional rope, who travels to Saudi Arabia to sell a holographic teleconference system to the king.
While Tom Hanks isn’t at the peak of his popularity these days, he remains one of the biggest movie stars alive. So it may feel surprising that this film is being released with very little publicity, dumped rather unceremoniously in “arthouse” cinemas...