I wanted to see more of Helen Hunt

Rating: Null/10 (28 December 2000)

I think the drama at the end of the picture would have been enhanced if we had occasionally been given a look at what Hunt (Hanks's fiancee) was going through while Hanks was on the island. I can't discuss specifics without spoiling here, but we learn about Helen Hunt's agonizing decisions only after Hanks gets back to civilization. It would have been more interesting for me to see what she was going through parallel to, and intercut with, what Hanks was dealing with on his island. I think the failure to do so accounts for my being able to leave the theater dropping only a few tears, instead of spouting a gusher.