I really, really liked this movie.

Rating: 9/10 (29 November 2002)

Wow. Another well deserved Oscar nomination for Tom Hanks. Most of this movie is with no dialogue, just Hanks' expressions. And aren't they one of the best expressions the movie industry has ever seen?

This movie is great. It makes you think, makes you wonder. What would you do if you (literally) lost EVERYTHING and EVERYONE whoever meant anything to you within just a few minutes? This is what it's about. One man's desire to live, his struggle to survive. The hope,that one day he will make it through all this, strengthened by his love for a woman who's face in a photo is the only human face he'll see for years. His loneliness only adds to his desperation, so much so that he befriends a volleyball, "Wilson", which he paints a face on (with his blood) and talks to all day. No replies in return, but just having it there is the only thing keeping him from going totally insane. Great performance from Helen Hunt too, although her role was short.
If you haven't seen this, go and rent it. Excellent, excellent movie. *****/*****