Long, depressing, dreadful commercial.

Rating: 2/10 (28 December 2000)

This thing is way too depressing for a holiday movie, and the most shameless "product positioning" movie I've ever seen. It was more a two-hour commercial for the carrier (and, incidentally, for the ball manufacturer - how many times did he shout "Wilson" at the waves???) than an entertaining movie. And the ending - a crossroads experience?? An eyebrow raising leer, for heaven's sakes? Gaack!
I must give credit to the makeup artists and Hanks for the ageing and weathering process - well done indeed. Hunt's cameo appearance (it really can't be called much more than that, surely) was wooden at best - absolutely no rapport with Hanks; and his performance was only mediocre.
A movie suited best for late night TV - they wouldn't even have to interrupt it for commercials, since that's about all there is to watch.