As a FedEx troubleshooter who survives a plane crash, Hanks performs a bravura solo spin.
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Cast Away (2000)
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Reviews Counted:151
Fresh:135
Rotten:16
Average Rating:7.4/10
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.
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... [More]
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Reviews for Cast Away
Thoroughly absorbing.
02/07/01
Tom Hanks stands three coconuts above the CBS whiners and gives an astounding performance as a modern-day Robinson Crusoe.
12/22/00
A film that soars above the standard big-budget Hollywood fare.
04/02/01
Even those who perceived Gump as nothing but a smug affirmation of mealymouthed platitudes, and thus hated it, may well be surprised at the subtleties and emotional depth that Cast Away eventually reaches.
12/22/00
In addition to Hanks’ superb acting, amazing cinematography by Don Burgess helps lift this movie above the ordinary.
08/02/02
I found Cast Away very transporting, all the more so the second time around.
06/12/01
Tom Hanks does an exceptional job as the only real character in the film
03/19/01
The beginning and ending of the film are a bit underdeveloped, but that’s just quibbling.
08/07/08
Remains one of the more vividly transporting films I've come into contact with. It's heartbreaking, darkly comedic, bravely observational, and ultimately, pure emotional poetry.
12/07/09
... fascinating, moving, full of meaning and well worth investing 143 minutes of your life.
02/07/01
This is no holiday, and certainly no game show. The movie has depth.
12/22/00
An interesting and courageous experiment....[but] risk-taking in itself does not guarantee a great film
02/07/01
Hanks' physical transformation also sets Cast Away apart, but what's most compelling is the way it gives the audience credit for being able to put the pieces together.
12/22/00
Cast Away's finest moments consist of Hanks alone with his surroundings.
12/21/00
Hanks has little besides his body at his disposal, and the actor still creates one of the most poignant and tragic characters ever committed to celluloid.
12/18/00
One more project like this (or Gump) and this could be the best actor/director team since DeNiro and Scorsese.
04/19/02
On those rare occasions when Hollywood tries, it can still produce great films.
12/22/00
In the end Cast Away is good enough that you'll forgive [Zemeckis] for making Contact, Forrest Gump and What Lies Beneath.
12/22/00
Zemeckis does a sturdy, absorbing job with the island and ocean scenes.
12/22/00
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