Tom Hanks attacks film critics in crude words: ‘Let me tell you something about…’

Tom Hanks shocked fans and the industry when he recently made rude comments about film critics. The Oscar winner appeared on talk show host and comedian Conan O’Brien’s podcast, Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend, where he minced no words when talking about a critic’s alleged hypocrisy regarding one of his films. of. ,Also read: Aamir Khan’s Laal Singh Chaddha ‘should be celebrated’, says Tom Hanks,

Tom Hanks on film critics

During the podcast, when talking about changing perceptions on movies, Tom Hanks shocked Conan when he said, “Let me tell you something about these bullshit people who write about movies. Can I? Can I say that?” The host laughed and joked, after which Tom continued. He talked about his 1996 film That Thing You Do, which was not well received upon release but is now considered a cult classic. “Someone wrote about it, ‘Tom Hanks needs to stop hanging out with the TV giants, because this is just shot on TV and there’s nothing special about it,'” Tom wrote in a critic’s opinion about the film. Said referring to.

He then added that now, years later, critics have changed their tune. Tom laughed, “The same person then wrote the iconic classic ‘That Thing You Do’! Exactly the same person. He said, ‘You only need 20 years between now and then,’ and it ended after saying a few words. It happens.”

fans react

People were divided on the fact that Tom Hanks does not shy away from expressing his opinion in the evaluation of film critics. One commented, “He’s not wrong because because of him people can’t watch movies for their opinions anymore.” Another said, “Tom Hanks is great, he didn’t need a party.” However, many others were less impressed. “Tom should keep his mouth shut,” wrote one in the comments section of the exchange’s Instagram post.