I loved the airplane crash in this film. It was quite gripping and shocking. It had a presence like the airplane crash in the film Alive . I liked how the crash brought out the survival instinct deep inside the Hanks character. The film then moves on to Hanks slowly going out of his mind on the island which is a real treat to watch.
Hanks is still amazing.
The structure of the film interrupts Hanks brilliant performance and for me ruined the last half. Castaway tries way to hard to live up to the majestic tone of the trailers and the reputation of its cast and crew. Eventually falling apart as it wears out its welcome. What s strange about this whole structural flaw is there is the exact moment when you know that the film is boring and toying with you. It all occurs with the dreaded .years later text that flashes across the film.