Movie reviews: A Hologram for the King, X-Men: Apocalypse, Departure
ADAPTED by Tom Tykwer from Dave Eggers’ bestselling novel, stars Tom Hanks as Alan, a formerly successful American salesman for the iconic Schwinn bicycle who is dispatched to Saudi Arabia to pitch an IT system — via hologram — for the king’s brainchild, a new city being built in the desert.
Friendly and personable though he is, Alan soon finds his best efforts running into the sand, professionally and personally, as he and his team are marginalised and Alan struggles to get a handle on the cultural nuances (he quickly learns, for example, that it’s a very bad idea to joke about being a freelance operator for the CIA).
