Movie or very long FedEX Commercial?

Rating: 5/10 (30 December 2001)

A new twist on an old theme stretched to an agonizing two-and-a-half hours. If I had never viewed foreign films that combine intellect, humour grace and spectacular scenery, I might think that Cast Away is a stellar performance.
Sadly, it comes off as the usual white-bread Hollywood mediocrity. It excels at nothing except hype.
If you like movies of men who are stranded on an island, look for the Italian film "Mediterraneo" -- warm, funny and you won't even have to look at the FedEX logo a thousand times.