Review of Cast Away (2000) by David Edelstein for Slate — 13 Feb 2003
Hanks and Zemeckis (and writer William Broyles Jr.) are so intent on making an epic of the spirit that they can't bring themselves to acknowledge the comic, narcissistic side of their desert island fantasy.
And so on simple, human terms, the picture gets all gummed up.
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This review of Cast Away (2000) was written by David Edelstein and published by Slate on 13 Feb 2003.
Cast Away has generally received very positive reviews.
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