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Cast Away

2000

Robert Zemeckis

Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, Nick Searcy, Chris Noth ...

7.2

86,468

Adventure. Drama Tom Hanks stars as Tom Noland, a FedEx executive who flies around the world solving problems for his shipping company. A taskmaster and devotee of time management, he squeezes in a rushed Christmas Eve dinner with his fiancée (Helen Hunt), before he is called away to a company crisis in the South Pacific. Before boarding his flight, he gives her a surprise gift that appears to be an engagement ring, and he promises to return for New ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Lou Lumenick New York Post	"A blockbuster with the soul of an art film (...) A really classic adventure yarn with one of Hollywood's great actors hitting one out of the ballpark. If you're seeing only one movie this season, this is the obvious choice."	POS
United States	Stephen Holden The New York Times	"With a bravura mastery of tone and timing (...) At its best, 'Cast Away', like 'Titanic,' awes us with its sheer oceanic sweep and its cosmic apprehension of human insignificance."	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"Hanks conducts a master class in acting (...) Until then, Cast Away is funny, fierce and heartfelt"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"A giant two hour, 20 minute advertisement for FedEx (...) Deeply silly"	NEG
United Kingdom	William Thomas Empire	"Although hesitant and unsatisfying on the mainland, Cast Away delivers where it counts - a powerful depiction of a man marooned. Thoroughly absorbing. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Emanuel Levy Variety	"In this bold and unique story about a single character stranded on an island, a top-notch Hanks holds the picture on his shoulders"	POS
United States	Kirk Honeycutt The Hollywood Reporter	"An epic tale of survival on an isolated island, clearly wants to be seen as a metaphor for discovering what's truly important in life. But the adventure story is only intermittently successful"	NEU

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