Excellent acting by Hanks (as usual) and a moving story....

Rating: 8/10 (13 January 2001)

It takes a heck of a strong screenplay and a great actor to hold a viewers interest in watching how a man struggles to maintain his sanity while being cast away alone on a small island for years. I was moved by the story, and Hanks plays the part beautifully, perhaps as well as or better than any other of his acting peers. My only disappointment came with the very end.