A man hires a team of professional divers in order to retrieve an object from a sunken ship. The said object turns out to be a priceless jewel. When one of the divers makes a grisly surprise discovery, mayhem ensues...
To be fair, "Forbidden Island" does have decent underwater scenes, including decent underwater stunts and fights. These underwater scenes generate the lion's share of thrills and chills. Apart from that, the movie isn't much cop, veering between bad and mediocre. The directing, acting and dialogue are weak. On top of that, the plot is littered with people who've got the thinking skills of wombats.
Question one : if you were a professional diver, would you make a personal enemy out of a man who had easy access to your equipment and gear ? Question two : if you were a professional diver, would you continue to work in an environment that became more dangerous and vicious by the minute ? Do I hear you, dear reader, shout "Hell, no !" in reply to both of these questions ? Congratulations - your IQ is about 80 points higher than that of many of the characters.
A compelling villain might have redeemed a lot, but here the villain character too has caught the stupidity flu. Moreover, he is so clearly and unequivocally up to no good from the start that he might just as well carry a placard stating "I'm the bad guy".
Viewers looking for better action and adventure might want to watch, say, "Boy on a dolphin" (with Sophia Loren) or "Les aventuriers" (with Alain Delon and Lino Ventura).
To be fair, "Forbidden Island" does have decent underwater scenes, including decent underwater stunts and fights. These underwater scenes generate the lion's share of thrills and chills. Apart from that, the movie isn't much cop, veering between bad and mediocre. The directing, acting and dialogue are weak. On top of that, the plot is littered with people who've got the thinking skills of wombats.
Question one : if you were a professional diver, would you make a personal enemy out of a man who had easy access to your equipment and gear ? Question two : if you were a professional diver, would you continue to work in an environment that became more dangerous and vicious by the minute ? Do I hear you, dear reader, shout "Hell, no !" in reply to both of these questions ? Congratulations - your IQ is about 80 points higher than that of many of the characters.
A compelling villain might have redeemed a lot, but here the villain character too has caught the stupidity flu. Moreover, he is so clearly and unequivocally up to no good from the start that he might just as well carry a placard stating "I'm the bad guy".
Viewers looking for better action and adventure might want to watch, say, "Boy on a dolphin" (with Sophia Loren) or "Les aventuriers" (with Alain Delon and Lino Ventura).