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Cast Away (2000)

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Reviews Counted: 149

Fresh: 133

Rotten:16

Average Rating: 7.3/10

Consensus: Critics say that by focusing on one man in one setting, Cast Away takes considerable risks, but ultimately it succeeds. Tom Hanks is excellent in the role, and the movie's themes make it larger than a simple physical survivor story.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] intense action sequences and some disturbing images

Runtime: 2 hrs 23 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Dec 22, 2000 Wide

Box Office: $233,249,446

Synopsis: Hanks stars as Chuck Noland, a FedEx systems engineer whose personal and professional life are ruled by the clock. His fast-paced career takes him, often at a moment's notice, to far-flung locales... Hanks stars as Chuck Noland, a FedEx systems engineer whose personal and professional life are ruled by the clock. His fast-paced career takes him, often at a moment's notice, to far-flung locales -- and away from his girlfriend Kelly, played by Helen Hunt.

Chuck's manic existence abruptly ends when, after a plane crash, he becomes isolated on a remote island -- cast away into the most desolate environment imaginable. Stripped of the conveniences of everyday life, he first must meet the basic needs of survival, including water, food and shelter. Chuck, the consummate problem solver, eventually figures out how to sustain himself physically. But then what? Chuck begins his true personal journey.

After four years, fate gives Chuck a chance to fight his way back to civilization, only to find an unexpected emotional challenge greater than all the earlier physical ones. His ability to persevere and to hope are a product of his life-changing experience. Though the conclusion of Chuck's story may not be a conventional Hollywood ending, it is, like life, full of truth, pain and promise. -- © 2000 20th Century Fox [More]

Starring: Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, Nick Searcy, Lari White

Starring: Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, Nick Searcy, Lari White, Chris Noth, Viveka Davis, Valerie Wildman

Director: Robert Zemeckis

Director: Robert Zemeckis
Screenwriter: William Broyles
Producer: Steve Starkey, Jack Rapke, Robert Zemeckis, Tom Hanks
Composer: Alan Silvestri
Studio: 20th Century Fox

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This is a very original film. There's hope for Hollywood yet, folks.

Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | comment Comment
04/29/09
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed

The beginning and ending of the film are a bit underdeveloped, but that’s just quibbling.

Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
08/07/08
Bob Grimm
Sacramento News & Review

Zemeckis' tranquil control never wavers.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment 1 Comment
02/03/08
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

I wish that all of the film's 144 minutes were spent alone with Hanks.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
12/08/07
James Plath
DVDTown.com

This is Mr. Zemeckis' most confident directing to date. If he only had as much faith in his audience.

Full Review Source: Big Picture Big Sound | comment Comment
07/14/07
Joe Lozito
Big Picture Big Sound

Thoroughly entertaining and skillfully rendered.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
01/05/07
Doris Toumarkine
Film Journal International

Though Hanks comes across as blandly as ever, at least his solid performance shows he's up to carrying half a movie on his own, and Zemeckis' direction is at first as busily efficient as the protagonist.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
Time Out

It's really kind of ironic. The old Chuck's life is ruled by the clock. Once he's learned better, we don't get enough time with him because the author's decided it was time to go. Oh, well.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/06/05
Ron Wells
Film Threat

While his philosophical ventures seem stuck in the shallow end of the pool, Zemeckis takes an important step forward as a filmmaker.

Full Review Source: Looking Closer | comment Comment
12/06/04
Jeffrey Overstreet
Looking Closer

This isn't a first time a long-awaited movie has turned out to be a crushing disappointment and it won't be the last, but the loss is made even more wrenching when one considers how little it would have taken to make Cast Away a great movie.

Full Review Source: Film Blather | comment Comment
01/09/04
Eugene Novikov
Film Blather

It's a risky venture, and a fascinating, straightforward glimpse into the soul of a man.

Full Review Source: Palo Alto Weekly | comment Comment
05/14/03
Jeanne Aufmuth
Palo Alto Weekly

When I prayed to the film divinities that I wanted less Tom Hanks at the movies, I didn't just mean that I wanted him to be thinner.

Full Review Source: Nick's Flick Picks | comment 5 Comments
03/19/03
Nick Davis
Nick's Flick Picks

If all of Cast Away were as gripping as its long midsection, it would be overwhelming; still, even with its flaws, it marks another milestone performance for Tom Hanks as well as for Robert Zemeckis.

Full Review Source: Film Quips Online | comment Comment
02/08/03
John R. McEwen
Film Quips Online

Cast Away says what you (yes, you) would end up doing if you were on a deserted island.

Full Review Source: Katrillion.com | comment Comment
12/12/02
Jeff Ryan
Katrillion.com

An enjoyable, moving drama in which you’ll believe a man can love a volleyball. Highly recommended.

Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
10/30/02
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

Hanks made more faces and walked around with his mouth open more than I might have liked, but he has a way of revealing his thoughts without words that kept me intrigued.

Full Review Source: San Diego Metropolitan | comment Comment
10/21/02
Jean Lowerison
San Diego Metropolitan

The challenge to the character is matched by the challenge to the actor; for most of the movie Mr. Hanks is the only human being we see or hear. He tackles the job with stunning confidence in a performance stripped of gimmicks and driven by need.

Full Review Source: Cincinnati Enquirer | comment Comment
10/15/02
Margaret A. McGurk
Cincinnati Enquirer

Hanks's Everyman quality has never been more aptly utilized: He's the perfect stand-in for all of us who never made it to Eagle Scout.

Full Review Source: New York Magazine | comment Comment
09/26/02
Peter Rainer
New York Magazine
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Cast Away remains daring and quite unique even though it could have been even more, and Hanks' performance is really something to be seen.

Full Review Source: Montreal Film Journal | comment Comment
09/10/02
Kevin N. Laforest
Montreal Film Journal

In addition to Hanks’ superb acting, amazing cinematography by Don Burgess helps lift this movie above the ordinary.

Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews | comment Comment
08/02/02
Betty Jo Tucker
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