A good film. Worth the journey

Rating: 9/10 (10 January 2001)

I like Tom Hanks, I like him in this film. I usually enjoy Zemeckis films, I enjoyed this film a lot.
The best part is indeed the "stranded on an island part". Hanks is no superman, just a reasonably intelligent guy who got lucky. Lucky to survive a "landing on water" (which for big jets is usually fatal) and lucky to be washed across the reef and onto an island. Lucky also to be able to survive significant puncture wounds that would kill most people through infection. You have to have a strong constitution to survive daily contact with a coral reef. It looks so peaceful and beautiful, but it is very dangerous (the book "Castaway" by Lucy Irvine is a good read and may well have been an inspiration to Hanks and company).
The boat escape from the island was pure drama, getting over the big wave was such a thrill.
Remainder of the film was not that interesting but I thought the ending was effective.
I gave it a 9 out of 10 stars and I would be glad to see it again.