Review of Cast Away (2000) by Garrett S — 10 Feb 2016

Technically when I was watching Cast Away, I didn't finish watching it as I was running out of time and had to go to the next movie that was also about to expire on Netflix, but I'm still doing this review as I seen this before, and when I watched it on Netflix, I only ht through two-thirds of it, so I refreshed my memory of what the film is like, which is a masterpiece that is an one man hit show here for Tom Hanks.

The writing by William Broyles. Jr. is very well written, and Tom Hanks gives a wonderful performance which those two aspects right there, can make a survival movie interesting. The main character is great in this that you really want him to get out of the island and get to the city.

The conversations that Tom Hank's character has with Wilson the Volleyball is pretty enjoyable to listen to even if it's crazy that he's actually talking to a volleyball. It's smart how the main character survives in the island for many years which in some moments, I wouldn't even think of doing that.

It has some sad moments that are pretty effective, and the soundtrack is beautiful to listen to. Cast Away is one of the best survival films that I have seen, and it's up there with Gravity which is my absolute favorite survival film.