Not Zemeckis's best, but far from Hanks' worst.

Rating: Null/10 (9 April 2003)

A modernization of Robinson Carusoe starring Tom Hanks could've been waaay better. The conversation with the volleyball was pushing it a bit too far. So was the product placement from Federal Express. Zemeckis has been known to put lots of product placement in his movies (Back to the Future was filled with it, but it was done in a way that didn't get annoying) but this movie overdid it. The whole movie basically jumped up and down and screamed "Give me an oscar!" Robert Zemeckis has done much better (Back to the Future, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Forrest Gump) but Tom Hanks has done much worse (You've Got Mail, Sleepless in Seattle) Rent it, but don't buy it.