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Summary: WOW, ANOTHER TOM HANKS HIT
Review: My friend A.M. recommended this movie to me and I thought this would just be another bad movie of the year 2000. But I just finished watching this movie in theaters about an hour ago and WOW, I was completly amazed!!! (review next, storyline after the space). The screenplay is an excellent one that packs plenty of jokes to keep you laughing throughout a good portion of the movie. Beyond jokes, this movie keeps you constantly on the edge of you seats trying to guess whats gonna happen next from the airplane crashing, how he'll survive on the island, and especially what will be of him & Kelly when he comes back. Tom Hank's preformance was incredible by keeping it real and emotional with that characteristic Tom Hanks touch. The same goes for Helen Hunt whose excellent perfermance being Kelly, Chuck's girlfriend, gave this movie the romantic lighting that only a good female actress can bring. And most of all, unlike other bad movies this year, all the great things about a movie, the wonderful acting, the suspense, the humor, excitement, & complete enraping of the viewer flows from beginning to end at exactly the right times and not just a couple of scenes. The only minor problem I have with this movie is that it never answers our ? of what will happen to Chuck's life now that he's back alive from the island especially with his love life. Its a story about Chuck, a man that works for Fedex, who has to leave for an air flight delivery right before Christmas, but he promises his girlfriend, Kelly, that he'll be home by New Years. Little does he know that after he gets out of the car and goes to the plane with his Christmas present of a gold pocket watch with Kelly's picture in it, that he will not return home to Memphis in a long time. Instead his plane crash lands somewhere in the pacific with him as the only survivor who is fortunate enough to be pushed by the waves to be on an island. From that he finds all sorts of ingenious ways to survive for a long long long long time from island resources and a few FEDEX packages (not giving the details away). When Chuck later did get back to Memphis (how-you gotta see it to believe it) he'll find that he's got his job at FEDEX back but things are a bit different especially his girlfriend Kelly. So he begins his new life with uncertainty, waiting and seeing.
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Summary: More than what I expected...
Review: In Cast Away, although I must admit that I had great expectations about Tom Hanks' acting, I did not expect to find the inspiration that I did. Robert Zemeckis has surpassed himself so greatly that when you get out of the theatre you will forgive him for making Contact, Forest Gump and What Lies Beneath. Tom Hanks has once more given a performance that will literally touch your soul. Even though I had not been that excited by the trailer, when the movie ended I was left speechless. It is true that on those rare occasions that Hollywood tries it can still create magic. Furthermore, what else can I say but the fact that Tom Hanks can hold a film together all by himself. He will be definitely a favourite among the Oscar nominees this year. Oh, and by the way do not expect a common ending... P.S: All those who love good cinema must definitely NOT lose this film!
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Summary: "Away" is not a pick of the day
Review: the most boringest movie ever. in this film Hanks shows no character. millions of reasons why i did not like this movie. the movie had great acting, but the plot sucked! i know that Zekemis can do better. if you want a better pick, pick "what lies beneath" starring Harrison Ford, Michelle Pfipher, and Diana Scarwid. i call a great hitchcockean thriller. top notch. so just scratch cast away off the do list and head to your local video store and rent "benath".
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Summary: Remarkable acting by Tom Hanks
Review: I don't remember ever seeing a movie where I watched just one actor for over two hours and never moved from my seat. Tom Hanks is simply amazing, and showed tremendous resilience as a survivor on a tiny barren island that threatened every day to destroy him both emotionally and physically. Who else but Hanks could have made a volleyball his sole companion/alter ego and make it so real? Did you not feel sadness when "Wilson" is lost at sea? Even if you don't like the end, even if you think the movie was too long, this is a real feat by an incredible actor. If you haven't seen this one and you want to watch someone REALLY ACT, see this soon!
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Summary: genial
Review: Esta pelicula nos hace valorar las cosas que tenemos diariamente y no extranamos hasta que nos faltan. Me parece una excelente creacion y mantiene el interes del publico durante toda la pelicula a pesar de ser un solo actor la mayor parte del tiempo. No se la pierdan
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Summary: This film did not capture my attention
Review: I was really looking forward to viewing this film and had high expectations. Maybe it was the fact that Tom Hanks and Helen Hunt starred in the film. Or maybe it was the fact that Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump director) directed this film. However, the movie did not live up to expectations for me. I guess I could say I was dissappointed with the affect the film had on me. It seemed to drag on and in fact I found the scenes from the island to be quite boring at times. Not to mention the weak ending. There were a few positives about the film such as the scenery and the some of the humor. I usually rate a movie based on the way it affects my emotions. This film only succeeded in boring and frustrating me. Overall, not a good movie experience.
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Summary: Easily the Bets Production I've Ever Seen
Review: As someone actively involved in a lot of theatre work, I see a lot of good drama. Cast Away beats everything that I've seen hands down. The acting is absolutely incredible, the setting spell bounding, and the script amazing. The director and writer of this movie thought out almost every detail possible. The staging that goes on on the island provides the perfect blend of humor, pain, drama, sadness, and reality. Tom Hanks is at his peak in this movie. The fact that any actor can carry on a monologue for more than an hour is a testament to his skill, but his interaction with himself (via "Wilson", the ill-fated volleyball) transforms what might have been a boring series of ramblings into a passionate, believable exchange. To me, the best part of this movie is the ending. Although many would disagree with me, breaking the convention was a perfect thing to do. Although it is somewhat disappointing that we do not get to see the reception of the last package, it is more than made up for by the fact that the package gives Hanks something to live for...the safe return of the parcel...and all the attention is directed towards that, rather than the predictable "Knight in Shining Armor" ending. This movie is filled with psychological themes, powerful acting, and a passionate plot. The ending touches base with real life, and doesn't beat around the bush. The reality is, and no one can ever deny this, is that life is not all that great. Actually, most of the time it just plain sucks. Cast Away leaves no doubts that this is so, and as such has a much greater impact on the viewer than almost any other movie. Most importantly, especially in a world filled with poorly written, tasteless films, Cast Away actually makes you think. This movie might not leave you laughing or crying for days -- but it will, on the other hand, leave you thinking...for months. I cannot recommend this movie more -- the cast and crew deserve full applause for this movie.
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Summary: The island scenes save this movie
Review: I admire Tom Hanks as an actor because he doesn't always play the conventional roles, and is willing to go the extra mile to try out different things. Here he is, playing another role, in which, for most of the picture, he has to play to the camera by himself, as he is stranded on an island by himself. Is he up to the challenge? I think he was and his performance is mostly what saves this picture. I've talked to some people who thought the movie was boring, that there wasn't enough going on, and they found the island scenes boring. Too much quiet, there's not even any music playing or anything, I've heard them complain. I don't really know what they expected from a movie about a man who is stranded on an island, with no sign of life except for trees all around him. Since when did we become so dependent on music in movies telling us how we should feel, or feel the need for eye candy popping out every minute to enjoy ourselves at a movie. The basic idea is for us to feel as Tom Hanks' character does, stranded, and alone. To empathize with him, and even feel a sense of pity for him as he rambles around at the beginning, desperately calling for someone, anyone, who might hear him. For myself, I could have done with more of the island scenes, and less of some of the other scenes. In particular, I would have liked to have seen some of the scenes in between the time he learns to make a fire without matches, and the four years later blurb. It would have been interesting, at least I think so, to have seen him to start to become proficient at catching fish, and learning how to live on his own. But of course, that was also the time that he begins losing weight, subsiding on a mostly fish and coconut diet. So, I guess they really didn't want to show us too much because Tom Hanks was actually working on losing weight himself so we could see the difference in him during that four year span. Some people also felt that he was losing his grip by painting a face on a volleyball, and talking to it. On the contrary, I felt that by doing this, he was trying to preserve his sanity. Here was a man who was constantly on the go, always dealing with people, and now he's by himself, without a soul to talk to. The solitude would have driven him crazy in no time if he hadn't found an outlet, and Wilson, which he named the volleyball, was that outlet. Watch the scene where he throws Wilson away, and then his near desperation in going out to retrieve it, scared to be by himself again, and needing that outlet to remain sane. The end parts of the movie are the weakest ones, especially the poorly done falsely feeling uplifting moment that seems to have been tacked onto the movie at the last moment to keep people from feeling too depressed for Tom Hanks. Yes, he lost the woman he had been in love with before this whole thing started, but he had been gone for four years, and life does go on. Besides, consider this: Whom did he really seem more upset about losing, the woman he had been in love with four years ago, or Wilson, whom he cried and screamed over losing. I think that says it all.
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Summary: I loved this movie
Review: I was very surprised to see such striking criticisms of the movie by viewers here. I thought Cast Away was great, another outstanding performance in a long line of great performances by Tom Hanks. I felt the isolation that his character felt and loved the statement the movie made about the current American society and how it is "GO GO GOOO!!" for the things in life that do not really matter that much while not paying deserving attention to the things that do matter. This was the best movie of 2000 in my opinion. If you are the big Tom Hanks fan this is a must see.
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Summary: HANKS' BEST PERFORMANCE! TRULY SPELLBINDING!
Review: When I first saw this movie, I had no idea that it would take me on a personal tour of my very soul. Tom Hanks PROVES with this movie that he, and he alone, is one of the greatest actors of our time. The plane sequence was amazing. But what I really enjoyed about it is, as I said, that it took me on a personal tour of my own soul. Its insight into how each of us feel complete and utterly alone, even with our friends and loved ones around us, really touched me in a way that surprised me very much. I agree with all the critics who call it a great film. And I was truly amazed at how Helen Hunt di her performance, even though she only got about thirty minutes of screen time. I enjoyed every minute of this movie. If you want to see a film that will tug at your heart, or you just want to go on a "spiritual journey," then this film is for you. You'll go in feeling down, and come out feeling better about life. Count on it! Grade: A+
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