Now over 50 years later, after the death of an elderly woman who had been using Otis' mother's identity, Det. Also, the are parts early in the film where the transfer is quite poor, with white spot flickering - a bit like an old print of a celluloid film, which again is not great when one considers this is a major studio issue.In 1954, 8-year-old Otis Petrowski last saw his mother in a mental institution. Regarding the disc : THIS IS ONLY 1 DISC! The 2 disc version described in the Amazon blurb is not what you get, so there are no directors commentaries, or interviews, which frankly sound like some of the best reasons for buying this. That said, despite the plot issues, it's well done and the plane crash it truly terrifying on a big screen in Blu Ray! Also, would he not have been on the phone to the love of his life straight away, rather than waiting 4 weeks, when he meets her in the flesh, to find out she married somebody else? The final part of the plot I struggled with was around Kelly's new life : fiancé dissapears 4 years prior, he's the love of your life but (judging by the age of her child) it didn't take her very long to move on - perhaps 2 years, based on the age of her daughter! For me, one of the most interesting parts of the story would have been the immediate reintroduction of Chuck to civilisation - a shower, having his hair and beard cleaned up, and his teeth fixed - all would have been very testing for a once suicidal man, who had given up all hope, to deal with surely, and seeing how he dealt with that, and his impatience (balanced with trepidation) at seeing Kelly again, would have been fascinating. One moment he's jibbereing, half crazed and talking to his volleyball pal Wilson, but within 4 weeks of recue, he's on the plane home in his best Gap chinos, completely straight again. The CGI work on the whale scene still leaves a little to be desired, and I still find Chuck's metamorphosis when saved a little strange. The film remains worthy of 4 stars, is well constructed and thought provoking. This one of my favourite Tom Hanks films and when I saw it on Blu Ray for £8,I thought it was worth adding to the collection. With that it was a truly fine one man show, even if that is something that ultimately renders the ending something of a let down. It's a bit churlish to complain too much though, because Zemeckis kept us on the island with Chuck, there was no cutting back to grieving family or fruitless rescue attempts. since it's only really now that it's Noland that we care about. Things aren't helped by Helen Hunt's lack of chemistry with Hanks, but that in turn is not helped by the writing from William Broyles Jr. The opening character introductions are unremarkable but just about good enough for the plot set up, but the ending lacks emotional punch and defies what has been built up. Sadly Cast Away is bookended by not so great work. The convenience of said parcels washing ashore aside, Noland is bumped bruised and dentally challenged, the Robinson Crusoe clichés exist of course, but Zemeckis and a heartfelt Hanks put us there on the island as well, with a pat on the back due for the excellent work by the sound department I might add. Zemeckis, who should be applauded for the middle section and the terrifying plane crash that precedes it, puts Hanks' Noland through the mangler. Beguiling and drawing us into his loneliness, Hanks, with minimal dialogue (his only company being a volleyball that washed up with a few other FedEx parcels) excels with facial and bodily acting. ![]() Few actors in the modern era could carry the film the way that Hanks does. Though Cast Away didn't win any awards (the usual cry of it being Oscar bait had preceded it) it can be argued to be Hanks' best performance. Tom Hanks (Noland) re-teams with director Robert Zemeckis after their hugely successful collaboration on 1994 awards stealer, Forrest Gump. Without basic modern comforts and fighting solitude daily, Noland must live in hope that one day he might be saved before he loses his mind or the will to live. Managing to free himself from the sinking jet, Noland is washed up on an uninhabited island. Disaster strikes during the flight and the plane crashes into the ocean. Jetting off on yet another important task, FedEx whizzer Chuck Noland leaves his girlfriend Kelly Frears (Helen Hunt) behind just before Christmas.
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