Good film - could have been a masterpiece

Rating: 8/10 (14 August 2001)

I agree with the general consensus that the first two-thirds of this film are brilliant, and the final third is somewhat anticlimatic and disappointing.
The plane crash scene was unforgettable - very realistic and heart-stopping. And of course, all the scenes with Hanks on the island, and then struggling to get off it really were outstanding and showed what a brilliant actor Hanks is, and what a great director Zemeckis can be.
One of the main problems in the final third is the music - too much of it, and too syrupy. I remember there were two scenes, practically back-to-back, with the same melodramatic, distracting music. These scenes probably would have been perfect without any music. Note that there was no music during the crash or the time on the island.
My rating for this film is therefore: For the first two-thirds - 10/10 For the final third - 5/10