Thought Provoking

Rating: Null/10 (19 January 2001)

I don't know what you've heard but most of the critics are raving while many ordinary folks seem to be rather disappointed. I read one review by a member of the public who was moaning about a poor script, god only knows what he was expecting when it's a story about a guy stuck for years on his own on an island!!
Anyway to state the obvious and provide some perspective this is not a special effects movie, but the scenery is impressive and the cinematography is quite often excellent. The script is of course thin but the small amount of character interaction is largely convincing and you can relate to the two main characters.
To sum up, this movie is trying to make you think and sympathise, if you just sit and stare at the screen with brain disengaged you will either fall asleep or just get incredibly bored.
The film wasn't exactly what i had expected but the more i thought about it afterwards the more i realised how good a film it was. In terms of making you step back and assess your life this film is almost as good as It's a Wonderful Life, it's just a shame that the effect wears off.