Whilst it proved to be a monumental multi million dollar flop in the box office both in the US and UK, 'Cuttthroat Island' is in fact not as bad as the critics had originally made out. It is not an outright classic by any stretch of the imagination, but neither was it as awful as they have stated themselves. It is at most an OK film that is fun and entertaining to watch. I think though that the most of the critics condemnation of this film was directed more towards the budget of the special effects, costumes, the large ships which were built etc, as opposed to the standard of the film's narrative itself. However, the slating this film received was a little too harsh.
Geena Davis plays heroine Morgan, whose 'tough as nails' approach attracts the attention of Matthew Modine's William- a thief who longs to be part of the adventure and together the pair set foot to avenge the death of Morgan's father and to get their hands on the treasure. Davis was very good, whilst I thought with Modine's performances, whilst it was okay, i'd have expected more from him in that role. Some of the scenes in the film did drag on a bit too long though, whereas some of the dialogue was a bit cheesy, which is a criticism of Cutthroat Island, but otherwise other than Pirates of the Caribbean there have been not that many swashbuckling, pirate based movies made for the big screen.
It is definitely not as bad as the reputation it first received when it came out and I have seen much worser films than this. Overall, Cutthroat Island is an okay movie- although with the colossal big bucks being spent on the film, it is a little disappointing to see that the film's extraordinary budget didn't really translate into success on screen, in regards to the story. Which is a bit of a shame given that the scenery and locations of the film looked spectacular.
If you do see it, then do so with an open mind and do not expect it to be anything like Pirates of the Caribbean.
Geena Davis plays heroine Morgan, whose 'tough as nails' approach attracts the attention of Matthew Modine's William- a thief who longs to be part of the adventure and together the pair set foot to avenge the death of Morgan's father and to get their hands on the treasure. Davis was very good, whilst I thought with Modine's performances, whilst it was okay, i'd have expected more from him in that role. Some of the scenes in the film did drag on a bit too long though, whereas some of the dialogue was a bit cheesy, which is a criticism of Cutthroat Island, but otherwise other than Pirates of the Caribbean there have been not that many swashbuckling, pirate based movies made for the big screen.
It is definitely not as bad as the reputation it first received when it came out and I have seen much worser films than this. Overall, Cutthroat Island is an okay movie- although with the colossal big bucks being spent on the film, it is a little disappointing to see that the film's extraordinary budget didn't really translate into success on screen, in regards to the story. Which is a bit of a shame given that the scenery and locations of the film looked spectacular.
If you do see it, then do so with an open mind and do not expect it to be anything like Pirates of the Caribbean.