Hanks Casts Greatness.

Rating: 6/10 (4 March 2016)

Cast Away (2000): Dir: Robert Zemeckis / Cast: Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, Nick Searcy, Chris Noth, Jenifer Lewis: Intriguing yet overrated film about regret. It regards what Tom Hanks casts away and spends long secluded time regretting. He is the head of a Fed-Ex delivery service and Helen Hunt plays his girlfriend whom he departs in a car. They exchange Christmas gifts before he makes a mad dash for a plane. A nasty storm causes the plane to crash into the ocean. Hanks is washed ashore and for four years an island is his home. He learns how to make fire and uses various objects that wash ashore as tools. After placing his blood covered hand upon a volley ball, he creates his only friend just by marking facial features. Terrific island footage with ideas throughout but the conclusion is not satisfactory. In fact it is down right depression from a certain angle. An achievement for Robert Zemeckis who successfully takes us into Hanks's thinking and vulnerability. While Hanks remains resourceful, supporting roles are out performed by the volley ball. Hunt's role is too obvious, as if we are to be surprised what Hanks learns by the third act. Nick Searcy and Chris Noth are featured in flat roles. This is a film where a volleyball steals more moments than the supporting cast. Theme regards mending bad decisions and getting back on the road to recovery. Score: 6 ½ / 10