Cast Away

Pros: Entertaining, Hanks is brilliant
Cons: Helen Hunt

Tom Hanks, of course, drew me to this movie. He is the consummate actor of our generation. He does comedy and drama equally well.

Tom Hanks is, throughout the better part of this movie, the only human presence on screen. He carries his role...

Pros: Helen Hunt has very little screen time
Cons: Hanks' character too ordinary to interest

My bias is that from childhood I have always loved castaway / survivor type movies, regardless of setting -- even in outer space. My mistake is that I imagine myself as the main character and compare what I'd do to what the character does. The...

Pros: A thrilling movie about the need for companionship.
Cons: Leaves a few questions un-answered

Cast Away
(*** 1/2)
By Collin Souter

Cast Away will most likely be one of the year’s biggest box office draws. It has a terrifying plane crash sequence, a likeable leading actor, and a simple can’t-miss storyline....

Pros: Good Acting, Keeps your attention
Cons: Filming Flubs, too many "cringes".

We saw this movie last night. I will say this is one of the best movies I have seen in a long time.

I never exactly figured out WHAT Chuck Nolan(Tom Hanks)'s actual job position was, that he needed to go all over the world on a second's...

Pros: Wilson
Cons: Where did the four years go

"Cast Away" appealed to me for a few reasons. One, I like Tom Hanks's movies in general and expected at least a likeable character from him, even though I heard the writing wasn't spectacular. Second, Tom Hanks looks like my dad and therefore, I feel...

Pros: brilliant
Cons: ....

You're pulled away from your fiance for business and you're riding in a plain bound for your next business conference. You're going to the bathroom and all of a sudden air pressure floods the cabin and you are swept into the vacuum thrust against a blunt...

Pros: Tom Hanks
Cons: Not enough survival scenes

We went to see Cast Away four nights ago, and I am still unsure as to how I feel about the movie. It was definitely well written and Tom Hanks and Helen Hunt are two of my all time favorite actors who both performed well in this film. I enjoyed...

Pros: Really got me thinking. This is a film, not a movie.
Cons: Moved slowly. This is a film, not a movie.

I came away dissatisfied -- and that's a GOOD thing!

I wouldn't normally bother to write a review of a film that 93 other people have already reviewed -- especially when it has so many high ratings and so few low ones. But in the sampling of...

Pros: Tom Hanks, Some interesting island scenes
Cons: Slow paced, Some really boring island scenes, Helen Hunt, Abrupt at times to make up for the slow pace

"I'll be right back."

This is the line that FedEx worker Chuck Noland (Tom Hanks) tells his girlfriend Kelly as he has to make an emergency flight on Christmas. Of course, every audience member knows that Chuck will not be back for a...

Pros: Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, great promos for the movie/plot
Cons: No amount of terrific acting could save the messy plot

I was very excited to go see Cast Away. It had Tom Hanks, who I'm a long time fan of and Helen Hunt. Again, I'm a fan. I love movies like this in general. If it's about a plane crash, a survivor story... it's my kind of movie. I believe I've seen every...

Pros: Great acting, quite moving, quite realistic
Cons: Peters out a little towards the end

This is a truly daring Hollywood film. Any movie that is willing to spend over half its running time with only a single actor onscreen is taking a big chance. Any movie that can have the audience in tears over a volleyball knows how to really generate...

Pros: tom hanks, scenary, great sound, plane crash
Cons: time lapses questionable, ending

After watching this movie, I got the movie's message: Don't take everything for granted. The basic things in life may be simple, but that does not mean they should be unappreciated.

Once again, I had preview tickets to this flick, and after...

Pros: Interesting storyline and great acting
Cons: the emotional tug

What is there better to do after a day of opening presents and eating turkey than go to see the latest blockbuster. Well, at least that is what my family and I did this year. We went to see Tom Hanks in Cast Away figuring that with his streak of great...

Pros: A super movie that will drawn you in
Cons: Bad trailers give the wrong impression

Tom Hanks and Helen Hunt star in Cast Away, a movie that (given the trailers) is not what it seems. If you are expecting a modern day Robinson Crusoe you may be disappointed. This is really a movie about a spiritual journey and second chances. It is a...

Pros: Tom Hanks
Cons: Second half of the movie falls apart, unmemorable supporting cast

Tom Hanks movie of 2000 is Cast Away, the next in line of a long list of big time movies for the actor including The Green Mile, Saving Private Ryan, Apollo 13 and Forrest Gump. What sets this movie apart from rest is that there is only one star in this...