hank's best role...

Rating: Null/10 (25 December 2000)

...since 'Bachelor Party.' no, actually I'm in agreement with pretty much everyone else. this was an enjoyable movie. not only was I glad that a movie was made around this subject, but also for the fact that audiences are into it. there are a few intense scenes, especially the airplane crashing into the ocean and Chuck trying to retrieve Wilson while pulling his raft in the middle of the ocean. along with "the Perfect Storm", I appreciate the moments in which the main characters' attempt the seemingly fool-hardy task of defeating the ocean. in "cast away" Chuck ultimately succeeds, while Clooney & crew failed. the lack of a musical score on the island and only focusing on wild sounds was a clever trick by Zemeckis. I was a bit disappointed that huge gaps in Chcuk's stay on the island occurred, but this wasn't Robinson Crusoe. both Hanks & Hunt are sickenly appealing, but Hanks has the ability to make the viewer identify with his character. I constantly found myself asking how I would be able to survive in this situation, and I very much doubt I'd survive as long as Chuck did. anyways, this movie is a much better collaboration between Zemeckis & hanks than "forrest gump" which stunk to high heaven.