Tom Hanks refreshingly out of his comfort zone

Rating: 9/10 (9 February 2010)

This movie is a refreshing and successful representation of isolated life and survival. Well written, and directed exceptionally. The basic concept lack originality, but the depiction accounted for it. Emotionally it depicts struggle, love, and underlying depressing themes with a splash of comedy at the beginning to lighten the feel a little (well chosen, otherwise one of the main themes may have been depression). As for the acting, Hanks is brilliant and clearly breaks free of his stereotypical extroverted, anxious character. Very good emotional depiction considering the fact that for long stretches in the movie he has no lines to work with whatsoever. Hunt is good but a little disappointing in comparison to her in As Good as it Gets. Overall a very good movie, and an exceptional piece of Hanks.