Tom Hanks is brilliant

Rating: 8/10 (26 December 2000)

Cast Away: ***1/2
"Cast Away" is very close to brilliance. Tom Hanks is an excellent actor and he gets to prove that in this movie. Also, there is some beautiful scenery.
The movie is about Tom Hanks' character, who is a Fed Ex man, getting lost on a deserted island. He is on a Fed Ex plane and it goes down. Some of the mail washed up on shore. A volley ball named Wilson befriends him. It was very neat seeing how he did things. He made shoes and fire and other stuff that you need to see the movie for. I would go crazy on the island. He occasionally does, but maintains sanity for the most part. Before he left to get on the plane he had a girlfriend whom he loved. She is played by Helen Hunt. She isn't in the movie much which is sort of a disapointment.
Tom Hanks is brilliant. He is a great actor who has a lot of talent. He makes the movie work. Showing off his acting skills and making it look easy. This must have been a difficult film to make. But through all that his talent keeps going on.
The reason I did not award it four stars is the ending. It was vague. All dramas end that way, but this was unclear. There were so many possibilities. Oh, well.
The island that the movie was based on was beautiful. Throughout the movie it is a feast for the eyes. Great scenery.
In closing, the movie is all around brilliant. Just try and ignore the ending.