Worthwhile Mix of Primal Nature and Hollywood

Rating: 8/10 (24 December 2000)

Well...hours later and I still haven't come to a conclusion about "Cast Away". Though a lengthy movie, it drags only in the last scenes, uncertain about whether a "happily ever after" or a more ambiguous ending would be more suitable. In the end, the makers split the difference, not completely satisfactorily.
However, let's deal with the stuff on the island and leave the Hollywood bits (and the incredible FedEx product placement) aside. I was enthralled by the isolation and Tom Hanks' performance and wished that there was more of it. Lots of small revelations, very worthwhile. Overall, I'd certainly recommend the movie, but a couple of points shy of the "10" the makers were shooting for.