Cast Away (DVD) > Reviews

Advantages: A good film with good acting
Disadvantages: none

...his role. *Surviving as a cast away. This is a documentary, on how things would happen in the film, and why. *Wilson the life and death of a Hollywood star. This is all about the ball, that Chuck called Wilson, which turned out to be his only companion on the island. Why it was put in the film. *On Location. This shows the island, the location and the people that owned the island. Permission had to be requested to film on the island, as ... Read review

Advantages: Tom Hanks and Wilson
Disadvantages: maybe a little long

...make the film so engrossing. Cast Away is a very powerful film which shows man's dependencies on modern life but when these things are removed his natural survival instinct is shown. The star of Cast Away is Tom Hanks (Philadelphia) who puts in a virtuoso performance as Chuck Noland, the man stranded on the remote island. Hanks lost an amazing fifty pounds during the filming of Cast Away to make his appearance after 4 years more realistic. The ... Read review

Advantages: Hanks does his best; some interesting moments
Disadvantages: Basically it's boring; very cheesy - especially the end!

I'm sure you don't need to be told the 'jist' of this latest vehicle for Hollywood's most expensive actor, Tom Hanks, but here it is anyway. No need to worry, though, as there's not much to tell. Hanks plays determined FedEx extraordinaire Chuck Noland - a man obsessed with getting those little white boxes delivered on time; a man who's not afraid, we discover, to bend the rules if it means he meets a deadline, but a man, above all, with a heart ... Read review

Advantages: moving and thoughtful film
Disadvantages: none

Cast Away is a long film, a very long film. Don’t watch this if you only have an hour and a half to spare because you will have to miss off the end!! Aptly named, this film is about a Cast Away. There’s only one main character in the film, Tom Hanks (must have been a cheap labour bill!). There are a few other characters at the beginning and end but the main part of the film only stars one person. Tom Hanks plays Chuck Noland. He works ... Read review

Advantages: Amazingly realistic in many ways, superb acting, great plot
Disadvantages: The ending was a bit dodgy

...fashioned from palm fronds. An Overview: Cast Away blew me away. Who else but Tom Hanks could go from a silly sitcom actor to a so-so comedic actor to a blows them all out of the water leading man? His characters range from a slow but gifted man to a WWII Captain to a death row prison guard, to a talking cowboy doll and now a castaway with complete believability. There are other great actors but nobody else has his range, at least nobody that I ... Read review

Advantages: Feature length classic
Disadvantages: Slow in places

...cinema resulted in me watching Cast Away starring Tom Hanks. I would definately convince people to go and watch this film, as the acting by Tom Hanks is something special, comparing to the likes of 'The Green Mile' and 'Saving Private Ryan'. The film starts off by showing you all about the world-wide delivery company 'FedEx'. Tom Hanks is Chuck Noland, who works for FedEx and manages key issues like time and speed of delivery for which he is obsessed ... Read review

Advantages: Very realistic look at survival
Disadvantages: Very graphic and may not be suitable for all

...he could have. The supporting cast were very good although they really had minor roles in the movie; Helen Hunt was particularly good as the girl friend who had to turn her back on him and continue living. <Conclusion> This movie is a very good update of the Robinson Crusoe saga. The reality of the movie made it very compelling and realistic. It won many awards and deserved them as the movie managed to engross the viewer without a detailed plot. ... Read review

Advantages: sent me away from the real world
Disadvantages: finished too quick

OK everybody I know you are going to blast me for putting this op here, but I have emailed Ciao several times and they don't respond to my letters about having a catergory for it. This about the original Castaway, but it was the book I wanted to talk to you all about not the film. I'm sorry if this hasn't got a mention of Tom Hanks in it, but this is where it all began..... I won the book on Castaway from bol.com. The cover looked enticing, ... Read review

Advantages: Awesome plane crash, nice performance from Hanks
Disadvantages: Doesn't amount to much; nice performance from Hanks

The James Stewart of modern cinema is back, and this time in his clamorous bid for an Oscar, he's piling on the pounds then skinnying up as Chuck Noland, the FedEx troubleshooter stranded on a desert island. After a show-offy opening focussing on the America-Russia journey of a parcel, there's a mild surprise as we meet Noland yelling at a bunch of non-comprehending Soviet workers. Hanks getting tough! Don't panic - it'll pass. Then after a couple ... Read review

Advantages: none
Disadvantages: See above

Isn't Cast Away supposed to be one word? Castaway? You know, like Gilligan and all his wacky companions? I suppose that by splitting castaway into two words, verb and adverb, Robert Zemeckis is making some sort of subtle symbolic comment on the state of corporate employment today. Tom Hanks' character, an ambitious FedEx executive is (despite his undying devotion to his company) expendable, unimportant, and cast away. Much like every package I send ... Read review

Advantages: tom hanks, great acting, beautiful scenery, very moving
Disadvantages: long runtime, though that's not a disadvantage!

Some people mistake Cast Away for the British reality TV program 'Castaway'. No way, reality TV is arguably rubbish, but this film is a shining masterpiece, equal parts amazing acting, superb direction and beautiful camerawork. The film follows the tale of Tom Hanks as Chuck Noland, a busy and important man in the 'FedEx Family'. His work obliges him to travel far and wide at the drop of a hat, providing motivational speeches for FedEx employees ... Read review

Advantages: Good scenery
Disadvantages: Missing out the good bits

In theory this looks like the perfect film, Action, Drama, Comedy, Sadness, a desert island and Tom Hanks. Oscar winning material you may be thinking, but in reality this is a ill thought out, hastily thrown together, totally over advertised flop of a film. Chuck Noland (Tom Hanks) is a work obsessed Federal Express worker. He flies around the world trouble shooting for the mail company. On christmas eve he is called away from girlfriend Kelly ... Read review