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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.

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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  • English: DTS 5.1 HD Dolby Surround

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Touching.

Full Review Source: Newsday | comment Comment
12/22/00
John Anderson
John Anderson
Newsday
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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
Geoff Andrew
Time Out

As they did in Forrest Gump, Zemeckis and Hanks go Big Theme hunting. This time their prey eludes them.

Full Review Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel | comment Comment
12/22/00
Todd Anthony
Todd Anthony
South Florida Sun-Sentinel

It was the tail of the tale, the last 25 minutes, that left me marooned.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Report Card | comment Comment
12/18/00
Ross Anthony
Ross Anthony
Hollywood Report Card

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
Jeanne Aufmuth
Palo Alto Weekly

Es un filme sobrecogedor y motivante que dejará una honda huella emocional en quien tenga la oportunidad de experimentarlo

Full Review Source: Moviola | comment Comment
03/14/01
Jorge Avila Andrade
Jorge Avila Andrade
Moviola

Dig deep and you'll find a film that's even richer than what its handsome surface seems to reveal.

Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee | comment Comment
12/22/00
Joe Baltake
Joe Baltake
Sacramento Bee

Cast Away is a significant achievement of this, or any other, year.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
02/07/01
Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle

Has all the hallmarks of a great motion picture: well-developed characters, solid drama, non-traditional adventure, and an intelligent script.

Full Review Source: ReelViews | comment Comment
12/18/00
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
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Pulls the audience in with sure-footed storytelling and a commendable performance by Hanks in a very demanding role.

Full Review Source: SPLICEDWire | comment Comment
12/20/00
Rob Blackwelder
Rob Blackwelder
SPLICEDWire

A model of restrained storytelling that's studded with a series of pure emotional peaks.

Full Review Source: culturevulture.net | comment Comment
12/20/00
Tom Block
Tom Block
culturevulture.net

This is one of those love it or hate its...I completely loved it. Even its unorthodox ending...I find Hanks mesmerizingly talented.

Full Review Source: Blunt Review | comment Comment
02/07/01
Emily Blunt
Emily Blunt
Blunt Review

This second section is a masterpiece of filmmaking and a tour de force of acting.

Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | comment Comment
12/22/00
Jay Boyar
Jay Boyar
Orlando Sentinel

If I didn't know any better I'd say that this film was written in order for Tom Hanks to win yet another Academy Award. Yikes! He may pull it off.

Full Review Source: Cinema Signals | comment Comment
11/27/01
Jules Brenner
Jules Brenner
Cinema Signals

A gung ho FedEx systems engineer stranded on a deserted island cultivates the spiritual practice of hope and learns to respect the mysteries of the present moment.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
01/01/00
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

A gripping tale of a man against the elements.

Full Review Source: Kansas City Star | comment Comment
12/22/00
Robert W. Butler
Robert W. Butler
Kansas City Star

It just so happens that Cast Away is one of the best films of the year.

Full Review Source: rec.arts.movies.reviews | comment Comment
01/01/00
David N. Butterworth
David N. Butterworth
rec.arts.movies.reviews

Hanks fans may very well love this movie, but it does not fulfill its promise.

Full Review Source: Seacoast Newspapers (NH/Maine) | comment Comment
07/11/02
Gina Carbone
Gina Carbone
Seacoast Newspapers (NH/Maine)

A brave film, and a surprisingly absorbing and finally affecting one, partly because it's about that least American of trinities -- silence, solitariness, and the spiritual deepening impossible to achieve without both.

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12/22/00
Jay Carr
Jay Carr
Boston Globe
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An interesting and courageous experiment....[but] risk-taking in itself does not guarantee a great film

Full Review Source: AboutFilm.com | comment Comment
02/07/01
Carlo Cavagna
Carlo Cavagna
AboutFilm.com
 
 
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