Review: Tom Hanks is quietly moving in Western âNews of the Worldâ
A war-weary ex-soldier aids an orphan girl in this beautifully rendered story.
(Bruce Talamon | Courtesy of Universal Pictures) Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd (Tom Hanks, left) and Johanna Leonberger (Helena Zengel), an orphaned girl, travel together across Texas in 1870, in News of the World, co-written and directed by Paul Greengrass. | Updated: Dec. 23, 2020, 1:36 a.m.
There are few pleasures in moviegoing â even if âgoingâ is only to the couch â that are as pure as watching Tom Hanks. The embodiment of Americaâs moral compass, Hanks is never better than when heâs burrowing into a meaty role, as he does as a war-weary traveler in the soulful Western drama âNews of the World.â