And I don't think that anyone could have pulled them off any better than him. Before the plane goes down, he portrays the character that is like many of us. A character who doesn't have time to do everything. After the crash, all he has is time. And once he leaves the island and is surrounded by his loved ones, he understands the true meaning of time.
Hanks is very faithful to all three characters.
But like many of you my favorite character was the one that we saw on the island. There is no doubt in my mind that he will get nominated for an Academy Award and perhaps win it for the third time. As It Gets appears in her third film in the last three months. She plays Kelly Frears and gives more of a supporting role but is the driving force in the story. She lasts for almost 20 minutes on the screen but delivers a caliber performance.