Survivor

Rating: Null/10 (25 July 2002)

Once again Hanks makes a smashing hit with the critics and at the box office with his Film "Cast Away." "I'll be right back," says Chuck Noland (Tom Hanks), to his girlfriend Kelly Frears (Helen Hunt) right after he gives her a ring box hinting a marriage proposal when he returns from his business trip. Only Chuck didn't return until four years later. "Cast Away" is a film of love and survival that resides on the shoulders of Chuck Noland. Chuck is a FedEx system Engineer who travels around the world to teach the importance of a speedy delivery to other FedEx couriers. During a flight, his plane hits a thunderstorm that sends it into the Pacific Ocean. Only Chuck survives. He floats in a life raft to a deserted island with only a few FedEx packages as the only remains. Robert Zemeckis did an excellent job directing while Hank's did an even more excellent job acting out two-thirds of the movie on his own. The only dialogue during this time is when Chuck speaks to Wilson. Wilson, the volleyball, comes from a left over FedEx package and has a face drawn on with Chuck's blood. This movie has an emotional tug and it makes us feel just like we are on the island with Chuck. The ending to the movie isn't the normal perfect ending. It has a real life twist of how people move on with their lives even after a tragedy. This movie is a survival drama we should not miss.