85% Positive: This film was amazing. This was my first time watching the film all the way through and Tom Hanks does an amazing job imagining everything. This film was a filming masterpiece. The way Tom Hanks acts off just a volleyball is nothing short of amazing. Plus, the injuries look very real and they do an amazing job accurately portraying the amount of blood that would be caused by these injuries. Negatives: This film is very long and it might draw you away before you can finish the actual movie. About 3/4 of the way it did start to drag on for a but but I absolutely loved the ending. Overall: This movie is a must watch and I highly recommend watching this. This movie will have you gripped from the start to the finish. I can now fully understand why Cast Away is a classic.

It was pretty good. Great airplane crash for sure.

[spoiler] "I know what I have to do now. I gotta keep breathing, because tomorrow the sun will rise. Who knows what the tide could bring?" [/spoiler] Gotta love a good one man survivor movie! My favourite thing in these movies is always how crafty they get with how little they have. I don't know why, it's just as satisfying as those ridiculous life hack videos on instagram, except in these movies they actually have some, nay, every, use. And of course... Tom Hanks. One of the greats. But I think the scene stealer has to be Wilson, man, what a presence, what a talent. Nah, now seriously, it's a great movie, but I'm probably 18 years too late with watching it, because since Cast Away's release there have been a billion more stranded on a deserted island movies, and this one doesn't feel that special. I'm sure it was when it came out though and... again... Tom Hanks. 8/10

To make himself look like an average out-of-shape middle-aged man Tom Hanks didn't exercise and allowed himself to grow pudgy. Production was then halted for a year so he could lose fifty pounds and grow out his hair for his time spent on the deserted island. During this hiatus, Robert Zemeckis used the same crew to film What Lies Beneath (2000).