Beautiful, moving film.

Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

an ambitious but ultimately ineffective debut endeavor.

The acting in this movie is really good.

Hanks and Candy at their best. The basic plot is Hanks is a rich prick in serious debt and joins the peace corps to get away from it all. While in Thailand, Tom Hanks has to learn to become a better person. One of Hanks' earlier films, it shows off his natural humor and appeal. Takes place mostly in Thailand where Candy and Hanks are supposed to be building a bridge to improve the locals' infrastructure and living conditions. Along the way, they've got to deal with a whacked out, over zealous CIA agent, a local Communist military leader, and the local drug lords and his sumo bodyguards.I highly recommend this movie - John Candy and Tom Hanks always shine as a comedic pair and this movie is no exception. Hanks' cluelessly privileged character coupled with Candy's overzealous patriotic naivety is a perfect comedic match-up.Overall rating: 8 out of 10.

Come on Hanks, Candy, and the entire cast couldn't have been picked better than they were to represent America and the Communists from 1962. The story includes greed, charity, companionship, technology and true love. Get with it this is a GREAT Flick that deserves a higher rating that shows it all and includes great comedic writing on top! It is important for everyone to see the workings of capitalism through drugs and get a handle on where it is sourced from and where the profits eventually end up. Here Hanks takes a snobbish wealthy no good selfish student whose life was going no where through gambling debts and re- routes his talents for making friends and creates a whole new life. It's a clean humorous yet still interesting view on America in the early 60's and yet it's closer to reality than some people are probably going to accept. Let's not forget John Candy once again in a role that really suited him in every possible aspect in culture and time.

Tom Hanks is fantastic...the rest of the cast adds strong support. This film made me laugh so hard throughout. John Candy is great, Rita Wilson is wonderful, and the native characters add authentic flavor to the film. Honestly, anyone who doesn't appreciate the acting ability of Tom Hanks in this humor-filled picture is missing a lot. This is the kind of film you could watch a few times to fully appreciate all the underlying gags and subtle jokes. Terrific film!!!!!

Tom Hanks stars in this sorry comedy as a gambler who is deeply in debt. He narrowly escapes his bookies and winds up working with the Peace Corps. Cheap laughs are the focal point of this dumb flick. The performances are very poor and the motive is not very thoughtful. John Candy does little to heighten the film. One of the many huge disappointments of Hanks's early career.1 out of 5