better than expected.

Rating: Null/10 (4 August 2001)

Initially I thought a film almost entirely acted out by one person would be boring, I was wrong. On top of Hanks' now regular encapsulating performance, the direction is perfect, even managing to make a scene where Hanks tries to start a fire by rubbing sticks together enthralling. His gradual slip into insanity matched by his 'friendship' with a volleyball is not only believable but also touching. The fantastic photography and the Directors awareness to overlook the tempting schmalz of a typically American ending are the finishing points which create an overall perfect film which will no doubt go down as a modern day classic, and deservedly so. And now I'm off to get a cherry coke.