Cast Away

Pros: Tom Hanks is still one of the best
Cons: Trying for more Forrest Gump pseudo-profundity, and missing

Cast Away is one of those movies whose little epiphanies are better than the sum of its parts. When director Robert Zemeckis and producer-star Tom Hanks aim for profundity at movie's end, the whole enterprise threatens to flitter away like the...

Pros: great performance by Hanks, wonderful display of emotion
Cons: ending scenes lose some of the power of the movie

Pros: Good story, good acting, another great Tom Hanks role
Cons: Slow moving

Tom Hanks plays Chuck Nolan, a Federal Express employee flying all over the world for the good of the company on a moment's notice. If you are a Tom Hanks fan, you will love this film, and he will probably be your choice for the Oscar for Best Male...

Pros: filming; Tom Hanks
Cons: unresolved ending

The first thing one notices about the movie is the title. It is purposely separated into two words. He wasn't simply a castaway--he was literally cast away, along with some packages from FedEx.

It's amazing to me that in a film where the main...

Pros: Movie-making mastery, acting, storytelling
Cons: Hmmm, let me think on that!

I won’t spoil anything by giving away too much of the movie for those of you haven’t yet seen Cast Away. I’m assuming you’re reading this to decide whether you should see it. Let me help.

I made efforts to avoid previews, websites,...

Pros: Hanks, good directorial decisions by Zemeckis
Cons: Helen Hunt

‘Castaway" features the re-teaming of Tom Hanks and director Robert Zemeckis for the first time since their success of "Forrest Gump". Thee talent is proven. The idea is sound. The only question is whether or not this tag team can...

Pros: Tom Hanks, island scenes
Cons: lackluster ending

I went to see Cast Away in the theater on January 7, and came out moved and thoughtful. I found it a good movie, and I’m glad I saw it, but it was not as spectacular and profound as I think it could have been.

Most of this comes from...

Pros: Some good scenes on the island.
Cons: Too much advertising for products. Don't these Hollywood people already have enough money?

I'll get right to the point. If you haven't seen Cast Away yet, you should definitely rent it.

Overall, this film is interesting, contains some great scenes and is worth checking out.

However, while I am recommending this film,...

Pros: Great story and amazing special effects
Cons: Some scenes might be a little slow and dull for some people.

I went to see Cast Away the day it came out with a few of my friends. It was either Cast Away or Dracula 2000, and I am so glad that we made the right choice. The movie is directed by Robert Zemeckis, the same man who brought us Forrest Gump and...

Pros: Tom Hanks at his best; good effects; exceptional story
Cons: None

Is there anyone left out there who doesn't like Tom Hanks? Nobody that I know, anyway. I remember watching him in that 80's sitcom, "Bosom Buddies" and have always thoroughly enjoyed his skills as a funny guy, and he really has...

Pros: The scene where Tom Hanks makes fire.
Cons: The movie that has come the closest to putting me to sleep.

When the movie starts up, and the title is displayed as "Cast Away" you can already figure out everything that is going to happen in the movie. (Like you couldn't have from the "show all" trailer.) Enough with the "force it...

Pros: Kept me occupied
Cons: Unoriginal plot, felt like watching a commercial

This movie would have been almost satisfactory were it not for the extremely obvious Fed-Ex advertisements scattered liberally throughout it. This probably wouldn't have bothered me so much, except that it seemed as if the movie was created solely for...

Pros: absolutely nothing
Cons: I'm going to use UPS out of spite from now on

If I may borrow a quip from Dorothy Parker, this movie should not be cast aside lightly. It should be hurled with great force. Cast Away gets my vote for the most aggregious use of product placement. No matter the camera angle, no matter the context --...

Pros: Hanks is brilliant; Zemeckis' masterful direction
Cons: The ending doesn't work as well as the rest of the film

DO NOT READ THIS IF YOU WANT TO AVOID KNOWING THE ENDING

No man is an island. However, Tom Hanks stands alone as the only contemporary actor who has the star power and the appeal to make a movie like "Cast Away". And he does it...

Pros: great filmmaking
Cons: ambiguous ending, not necessarily "feel good"

I went to see "Cast Away" over the weekend with friends. The movie met with mixed reviews among the five of us, and I was surprised to see that I was the one who enjoyed it the most. It wasn't a romantic look at life on a deserted island,...