Cast Away Reviews

Cast Away Review
by Brandon Herring
Cast Away * * *1/2 out of * * * * Starring: Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, Nick Searcy, Christopher Noth, Lari White. Directed by: Robert Zemeckis Running Time: 143 minutes Rated PG-13: intense action, some violence/gore. more

Cast Away Review
by David N. Butterworth
In "Cast Away," Tom Hanks plays Chuck Noland, a time-obsessed Federal Express executive who tells his girlfriend (the ubiquitous Helen Hunt) one Christmas Eve that he'll be right back, crash lands somewhere in the Pacific, and spends the next four years...more

Cast Away Review
by Dennis Schwartz
CAST AWAY (director: Robert Zemeckis; screenwriter: William Broyles Jr.; cinematographer: Don Burgess; editor: Arthur Schmidt; cast: Tom Hanks (Chuck Noland), Helen Hunt (Kelly Frears), Nick Searcy (Stan), Chris Noth (Jerry Lovett), Lari White (Bettina...more

Cast Away Review
by Mark O'Hara
Tom Hanks as Chuck Noland, an executive for FedEx who is stranded on a remote island in the Pacific, is in top form, and the writing by William Broyles, Jr. tells the story without straining itself with worry over the premise. more

Cast Away Review
by Mark R Leeper
Capsule: Tom Hanks plays a FedEx executive marooned on a deserted island who must find the means to stay alive and sane. Much of the film is enthralling but director Robert Zemeckis spends too much...more

Cast Away Review
by Dustin Putman
Directed by Robert Zemeckis. Cast: Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, Nick Searcy, Lari White, Michael Forest, Viveka Davis, Jenifer Lewis. 2000 - 143 minutes Rated PG-13 (for an ultra-realistic plane crash and mild profanity). Reviewed by Dustin Putman, December...more

Cast Away Review
by Laura Clifford
Chuck Noland (Tom Hanks) emphasizes the digital clock just installed in Fed Ex's newest office in Russia to his new hires in training. He calls his girlfriend Kelly (Helen Hunt) to rhapsodize over the fact that he's sorting packages within the shadows...more

Cast Away Review
by Steve Rhodes
CAST AWAY, which brings together FORREST GUMP's team of star Tom Hanks and director Robert Zemeckis, is nothing less than the best movie of the year. And with tremendous poignancy and honesty, Tom Hanks delivers the best performance of the year. A...more

Cast Away Review
by Christopher Null
CAST AWAY A film review by Christopher Null Copyright 2000 filmcritic.com filmcritic.com more

Cast Away Review
by Berge Garabedian
It's a shame that the movie studios had to give away this film's ending in the trailer. An utter shame. I would have liked to been surprised by what happened. I would have wanted to go in knowing as little as possible about the circumstances surrounding...more

Cast Away Review
by Susan Granger
Susan Granger's review of "CAST AWAY" (20th Century-Fox/DreamWorks) Along with a sure-fire Oscar nomination, Tom Hanks gets my vote for this year's REAL "Survivor." In this contemporary Robinson Crusoe tale, Hanks plays a busy FedEx executive...more