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Tom Hanks Playfully Calls Movie Critics ‘C—suckers’ and Says Time Is a Better Metric for Success: ‘A Ton of Time Goes By’ and Reviews Don’t Matter
Tom Hanks says time ultimately decides the true reception of a movie, not movie critics or box office.
Tom Hanks launched into a playful tirade on the “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend” podcast in which he took listeners through the long and winding road that is a movie’s reception. Case in point: Hanks’ 1996 directorial effort “That Thing You Do!,” which was dismissed by critics upon release before time turned into a beloved cult classic. Hanks has been making the press rounds in support of his new movie “Here,” which reunites him with “Forrest Gump” director Robert Zemeckis and co-star Robin Wright.
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