This movie pops up on cable every once in a long while and I tend to watch it only for the scenes with Hanks and Gleason. I really think that best scenes are when the two of them are squaring off at one another, but these scenes are really far and few between and the rest of the movie just limps along in mediocrity. This was Jackie Gleason's final movie and I think he gave a great performance. He was always a far better performer than the quality of the movies he was in. Tom Hanks was fleshing out his career at this stage with a number of forgettable movies like this one. Remember, this was during his stint of movies like "The money pit","Volunteers", and "The Burbs". NTC was no worse, and not a whole lot better, but, just like Gleason, Hanks gives better performances than a number of the movies he has been in.
IN Conclusion: See this movie but concentrate on Hanks and Gleason.
IN Conclusion: See this movie but concentrate on Hanks and Gleason.