Imo it's the opposite. The idea is very poor, but the execution made viewing tolerable. As others have said, this movie is not bad, but I think every character's fantasy had holes in it.
For example, why would someone state that their biggest regret is not getting engaged when they've caused someone's death? Surely, they would have walked through the door and into the burning building because that would've been on the forefront of their mind. Why would someone want to enlist when they've lost someone to war - wouldn't they just want that person they've lost back? How did the brothers afford a trip to a mysterious island, but they couldn't afford a place of their own?
The writers concealed so much of what should've really been the primary meat of the story in order to surprise the audience, but, just from my point of view, the surprises never felt that impressive because you're expecting them. If they had work-shopped the fantasies more, then it would've been better received, which is sad, because it isn't a half-bad movie.
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Cheepshooter (672)
4 years ago
The characters who arrived on the plane were told they won a trip to fantasy island. They didn't pay to be there, though presumably Melanie did. It's clear Melanie was mental, but she didn't necessarily need to know all the details. She could have just wished "everyone involved in Nick's death be punished." The ending of the movie seems "rewritten," though. It's almost as if it was changed after filming started. Otherwise, some of Melanie's behavior doesn't really make sense. Then again, she's mental. The acting really made this work, though. You can ruin a good story with crap acting, but you can save a mediocre story with good acting. I think that's what happened here. Good idea, not well fleshed out, good acting.
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