Review of Cast Away

Cast Away (2000)
8/10
Third act fails the movie
24 October 2001
CAST AWAY

--01/13/01

It's a great Hanks performance vehicle ruined by a seemingly tacked-on conclusion. The film could have ended with Hanks' character being either rescued or Zemeckis could have shown us those conveniently missing four weeks. Those alone could have been a movie within themselves. But all in all, I enjoyed my time with the film.

Serious film-goers will note that one beach scene _obviously_ gives a nod to Kubrick's 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, Hanks' self-professed favorite movie and mine as well.

7.5/10
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