Hanks is great throughout, the last fifteen minutes are a letdown however.

Rating: 7/10 (4 March 2001)

A very impressive performance by Hanks. It really is quite an achievement to carry an entire movie singlehandedly. Absolutely no interplay, mere glances and expressions. Also it was fascinating to see how engaging the island-scenes were even though they were terribly low-concept (Hanks trying to crack open a couple of coconuts, Hanks opening a bunch of boxes that washed ashore, Hanks catching some fish). The direction was very good indeed. I was let down however, by the last 15 minutes. The story was completely aimless and empty, and i also found it very frustrating to see how the idea of 'hope for the future' was being enforced upon us. The crash-sequence deserves special mention, as it had me on the edge of my chair (what a terrible cliche). The level of realism was astounding.