Gilligan's Island it is not.

Rating: 2/10 (30 December 2000)

Cast Away has to be the most boring, uninspired movie of 2000. Going into the film (from the previews) I knew that Tom Hanks was going to be involved in a plane crash and stranded on a deserted island. And seeing that Helen Hunt was the supporting star/billing ho, it was pretty obvious that he'd be back to his Memphis home town (where seemingly, a'la Kevin Costner's Robin Hood, everyone has a southern accent except Hanks).
So what happens between that time? Everything you'd expect. He aims to survive. Food, clothing, shelter, Fed Ex shipments... But there is no tension, no drama, no suspense, and despite what Hollywood is hyping as some 20 minutes of gripping silence, there is no good acting. So you end up not caring, and it doesn't get much worse when you don't care what happens to the star of the show.
I felt sorry for Gilligan, he was too inept to rescue himself. But I won't feel sorry for Tom Hanks. Especially if he makes "Cast Away II.... And the Harlem Globetrotters."