Great film

Rating: Null/10 (25 November 2003)

"Cast Away" is a great film! I couldn't believe all the negative comments on this one. I mean, sure it's a slow-paced movie and it has a simple storyline and you know what's gonna happen at the end, but Tom Hanks shines in this! This is one of his best movies. It's right up there with Philadelphia (awesome movie) and Forrest Gump, which are the two movies he won Oscars for. He is such an amazing actor. The plane crash scene is very nerve-racking and it keeps you on the edge of your seat. But I just loved watching the scenes of him alone on that island trying to survive. I thought the fact that all he had to talk to was a volleyball named Wilson was very creative. Some scenes made me cringe, like when he had to knock that tooth out of his mouth with a skate and a rock. Ouch! I also cringed at the parts where he cut his leg on the coral and his feet on the sharp rocks in the water. Thank God there weren't any sharks around! This movie makes you think. What WOULD you do if you were stranded on a deserted island all by yourself? This film was also very sad. He loved Helen Hunt so much and he kept her picture all those years. Then he finds out she's married to HIS doctor and they've got a child after he's rescued. The scene where he lost Wilson was also kind of sad. That was his only friend for four years! The transformations that Tom had to go through to make this movie were also amazing. He truly is one of the best actors out there. This is one of the greatest movies ever made and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I am so glad I own it on DVD now. Thanks for reading my review.