Tykwer is happy to let the journey of his main character speak movingly for itself; and in the process the veteran director brings forth a motion picture I'm going to happily treasure for a long time to come.

You never know quite where it's going, and in an era of so much cinematic predictability that's a welcome attribute.

For all the high-tech lingo, there's nothing new to feel or see.

As can be expected, Tom Hanks shines in Tom Tykwer's 'A Hologram for the King' but even the great American everyman can't overcome storytelling this clunky and meandering.