Here's probably the best romantic comedy of the year. And of course, why not? It's Spielberg. He could make the idea of dipping an Oreo in a magarita appear loveable. This time, he examines unrequited love between Tom Hanks and Catherine Zeta-Jones' characters in "The Terminal."

"The Terminal" follows the plight of eastern European Viktor Navorski (Hanks) as he becomes stranded at JFK airport in New York. As he is enroute, Navorski's homeland government is taken over by a rebelious coup, revoking his temporary visa into America since the US does not accept visa's from undeclared governments.

So as he awaits either peace in his homeland or declaration of his new government, while being consistently pestered by airport security manager Frank Dixon, played by Stanley Tucci.

During Navorski's tenure at JFK, he warms up the hearts of those who work there and eventually wins the heart of Amelia Warren (Zeta-Jones), who in turn is too screwed up in the head to really make any relationship with a nice guy like the foreigner work.

As the picture moves on, we discover Navorski's reasons for coming to America and of course through bitter circumstances, he is able to finally step on US soil and achieve his goal.

The picture is driven much by character inner motivation, especially by Stanley Tucci's portrayal of Dixon, the year's first academy award supporting actor possibility to come out of the summer.

Hanks gives no surprises in this picture as the confused but patient foreigner, forced to spend months living at JFK before he even learns enough English to understand those around him. His performance is, well…perfect; Hanks' usual turnout after working with Spielberg.

However, Spielberg's shot selection tells this simple light hearted and at times over presented as perfect and creative as possible. It once again shows the aged director is truly a master behind the camera in any genre.

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