Blumhouse's Fantasy Island

The only thing more insane and contrived than the Big Reveal is the epilogue, which contains not one but two maddeningly bizarre developments that are beyond strange and inconsistent, even for a movie that’s been strange and inconsistent all along.

Thriller framework aside, Fantasy Island probably works best as a comedy. At least when it’s not trying to be one.

Blumhouse’s theatrical adaptation of the TV classic Fantasy Island never quite works as a horror film, a comedy, or a melodrama despite its attempts at being all three. It works marginally better as a mystery but by that point, you’re not as invested in the story’s outcome or its generic protagonists to muster much of a reaction.

If this were the feature-length pilot episode for some cheap reboot on a streaming service — which is what it feels like — a generous viewer might half-heartedly agree to tune in next week and see if things get more interesting. But on the big screen? A sequel would be less welcome than a new episode of, say, Charlie's Angels. Or Starsky & Hutch.

Unfortunately, the scares aren’t particularly scary, the lessons aren’t particularly compelling, and the ultimate resolution takes far too long to arrive at a conclusion that’s far too pat.

It is a terrible horror movie, by the way, just wretchedly unenjoyable.

The movie can only be classified as something truly terrible, escaping any other categorization that would make it resemble an actual film.

[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]

I came into watching this after reading all the reviews and all I have to say is "what were you expecting from Blumhouse on a film adaptation of the late 70's TV series Fantasy Island!?" It was fine. Entertaining even. The cast is solid and while the premiss gets lost in the slippery plot, it sticks to their mythos and features some perfectly fine twists as to what is going on. The big reveal was what brought the movie down for me personally, but I thought that it fit well with the narrative that they had designed for the back story. I will say though that they also borrowed heavily from the TV series "Lost." Right down to the casting of someone who I thought for a second was a digitally de-aged Matthew Fox at the first shot he was in. All in all if you like lite-horror and can handle a slight grade above a B movie then this should be an okay watch. Fun even with the scenes with Dax and Jimmy. If you read the reviews and expect anything more than what the title of the movie is then, you are not going to enjoy it.

Many horror films don't have any benefit or learning. Usually the bad ones, and boy are there too many. Those are the ones that disappoint the most. Fantasy Island worst mistake besides the lousy quality is that it doesn't even seem to know what the hell wanted to be and beyond the poor performance, this films is really boring but after seeing the mediocre repertoire of its director I'm not surprised.

"BLUMHOUSE'S Fantasy Island" is really **** bad. That doesn't mean that it isn't fun to watch, though.

You tell me the Blumhouse made a horror movie from an old 70's TV show. You have my money right there. Unfortunately Fantasy Island drops the ball on just about everything it sets out to be. The movie is supposed to be a horror movie and it isn't scary or even gory, or at least even has any lasting imagery. The characters are all unlikable and never have any more depth to them besides their one piece of the backstory they are given. The major thing I cannot forgive is this movie sets up rules to the island and they break their own rules. The ending of the movie makes so little sense and breaks the rules the movie says and it basically just gives us this **** sandwich. Talking about that ending the lack of balls this movie has is outstanding. It can't even keeps characters gone basically no one is ever in any real danger apparently and the twist is so stupid for an end of third act reveal that you are left with a "wait what" feeling. They could've made that ending work if it didn't come out of left field. Unfortunately this movie isn't the bad good style of horror movie it is just a bad movie.