Cast Away

Pros: Tom Hanks; director Robert Zemeckis' raw, character-driven cinematic narrative.
Cons: The film's final quarter falters a bit -- conventional rather than risky.

It’s not often that studios take substantial risks, though Oscar season can occasionally make them roll the dice. And yet right from the get-go – even before we get to the island – Cast Away is clearly an experiment. Yeah, having the bankable...

Pros: A fascinating, masterfully made movie.
Cons: The ending runs on a little too long.

Well, the ferret is out of his cage, doing his best to pester me, and I am sitting on the couch watching Cast Away for the fourth time.

Cast Away is a stellar production of a man who becomes stranded on an uncharted island after his plane...

Pros: great acting, innovative script
Cons: go see it, there are none

I have always been and will continue to be a fan of movies that make the viewer think. I am also a fan of movies that appeal to every type of personality. Needless to say, Cast Away covers both of these criteria.

Brief Plot...

Pros: Tom Hanks, the visuals, dialogue.
Cons: the end sequence

SPOILERS AHOY (That is, if you haven't seen the trailer).

Chuck Noland (Tom Hanks), lives and near-dies by the clock. He's a Fed-Ex croney who excells at smoothing out the wrinkles in package travel time, in getting rolling efficiently. He...

Pros: Nuanced direction, acting, photography
Cons: Missing some aspects of the whole experience

Tom Hanks is a geek.

I mean that as a compliment, of course. His outward sense of geekiness has helped him immeasurably in most of his movies, particularly in 1994’s “Forrest Gump”. Geeks are vulnerable yet lovable, comical yet dependable....

Pros: Excellent Performance
Cons: Was disappointed in the overall movie

Missing the chance to see Castaway at the movies, I was very anxious for the video to hit the rental stores. I was there first thing on the 12th to be sure I got one of the first copies out!

We waited until the evening to watch it, but...

Pros: Great drama, suspense, and comedy
Cons: none

Cast Away was our treat for the last Friday night before Christmas and it was not a disappointment. Every time we think Tom Hanks has done his best, he turns around and does it again .

Tom plays a tough Fedex CIO in this movie. He has a...

Pros: Startlingly cinematic achievement from Zemeckis; compelling story succeeds thanks to Hanks' terrific lead performance
Cons: Some script weaknesses that should have been fixed or junked

The other major desert island film I can think of, Lina Wertmüller's Swept Away... by an unusual destiny in the blue sea of August, was charged with politics and sexuality. It didn't concentrate so much on the characters' dilemma as what the...

Pros: Tom Hanks' superb performance; very effective island-set passages.
Cons: That tell-all trailer; a flat resolution.

Given that Cast Away's entire story course is indiscreetly divulged in its trailer, it is easy to blame the Fox marketing department for the air of disappointment that comes with watching the film. And, indeed, they do shoulder a lot of the...

Pros: Hanks plays a great role
Cons: Images of a Dream Island, ugh ..

After seeing how much success the show Survivorreceived you would expect, pardon me, you would KNOW that a movie surrounding the same idea would arise. This time there is no competition, no payout and no naked homosexuals. Robert Zemeckis has...

Pros: Great scenes, filming, Tom Hanks, good ideas
Cons: Filming, lenght, panders, long

...this one is definitely one that takes a while. I personally am not very impressed with the whole movie. *yawn* I found it rather.. booring and it drug out where it shouldn't have.

Cast and premise:

Wow, 2 movies in a week....

Pros: well crafted, good acting
Cons: slow, manipulative

Cast Away is undisputably well-made and often thought provoking. That said it is far too drawn out in places and assumes the audience is even slower than its none too quick leading man who always seems to have his back to a critical piece of information...

Pros: Tom Hanks, strong emotions
Cons: wished it ended better

I really didn't think it would be very interesting to sit through a couple hours of watching a man alone on an island. There would obviously be little dialogue and action. But I have to say, I loved this movie. I was glued to the screen the entire 2 1/2...

Pros: TOM HANKS and WILSON
Cons: Occassionally slow, abrupt fast forward

This is a silent, non-spectacular movie, devoid of special effects, guns, action, violence, steamy scenes and with only one character for 90% of movie length.

Bah! Boring.....! That was what I would have said, but I sat there watching,...

Pros: Hanks Deserves Third Oscar / Zemeckis' Direction is Flawless / Broyles Jr. Script is Brilliant
Cons: Not a Thing

I was not a fan of the television show Survivor. I hated the idea of it and couldn't get into it the few times I watched for two reasons. The first was that no matter how hard they tried to convince everyone that this was a reality show, the fact was...