That Volleyball Deserved a Freaking Oscar!!

Rating: 8/10 (24 May 2006)

We all know who Tom Hanks is, but what about the volleyball? Simply an amazing performance by a truly underrated performer. Really, what a performance!
Anyway, the movie is quite alright, I wont call it a masterpiece, because it isn't, and I wont call it a 2 1/2 hour FedEx commercial either. It is a wonderful film of the more "artsy" side of things. The silence used in the film really adds to the movie, in a way that it becomes such a part of the feel, that without it, the viewer does not get that same feeling. There is an awful lot of time to think in this movie, but that is the point, time is the only benefit being stranded alone on a desert island can offer. To some, the film may come off as being boring and too long, but the rest will understand and begin to understand the plight of the character played by Hanks. It has an all too realistic theme to it as well, really, a good movie.