Forrest Gump went on and on about how innocent and good Gump was, and how he was going to save poor Robin Wright's character. Burton's film doesn't insist on anything; McGregor is a go-getter and charmer and hustler and bullshitter, and Burton doesn't insist that this is all to the good; Crudup's character actually seems like the voice of sanity at times, and his disenchantment with his father, whom everyone likes, feels reasonable.
A lot depends of course on whether you like the characters or not, I suppose. I did, and that was a big help to liking the film as a whole.
Forgot to add, Bloom's having to work--what, three years?--to win Sandra reminds me of the biblical Jacob and how he worked for years to win Rachel.
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