Cutthroat Island

Starring: Geena Davis, Matthew Modine, Frank Langella, George Murcell, Christopher Masterson
Directed by: Renny Harlin
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Adventure
Box Office: $10,017,322
1995

Times Seen:
Tim: 3

Summary: After her father is killed, pirate Morgan Adams (Geena Davis)finds 1/3 of a treasure map that belonged to her father. The map leads to the mysterious Cutthroat Island. Now, along with her crew, she must team up with her uncle Mordachi (George Murcell), who has the second piece of the map. Finally, she must battle her other uncle Dawg, to get the final piece. Along the way, she teams up with a thief (Matthew Modine).

Review:

Tim: This film went down in history as one of the biggest box-office flops of all time. I don't feel like looking up the exact numbers, but I believe the film cost something like $100 million, and grossed about $10 million at the box office. It continued the trend of pirate movies flopping horribly. However, despite its distaste with viewers, I really liked this movie. Now, perhaps it is my tendency to like films like this, because I'm a huge fan of pirate movies. Swashbuckling, monkeys-on-captain's-shoulders, buried treasure, ship fights, the imperial guard...Come on! They are great!

I'm actually surprised this film was as good as I thought it was. I don't know how Geena Davis and Matthew Modine could have made such a good film. It is probably in large part due to director Renny Harlin, who I believe did a great job. Cutthroat Island is pure entertainment. It is exciting, thrilling, and keeps the film movie.

While most of America would probably disagree with me, I'd advise you to take a chance with this film. If you're looking for pure action and thrills, this film should satisfy you. Take a chance, and while you're watching it, ask yourself this- "What is this film rated? "Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr?" Bad pirate joke, sorry. And, I know its rated PG-13... but that just isn't as funny.

Rating 1-10
Tim's Rating: 7



If You Enjoyed This Movie, We Recommend: The Long Kiss Goodnight, A League of their Own, Pirates of the Caribbean