Castaways

Honestly kept me on the edge of my seat and the lead 3 actors (the two girls and the guy) were great.

The movie took unexpected turns and I was engaged the entire time. I thought the girl who played Cara was a great actress and she had great chemistry with her costar. Both girls were really solid. The guy who played Finn was also a solid actor and he and Cara had some really great scenes together.

The movie's ending was kind of sudden and I hope to see a second movie as it ended with some room to expand the story.

Overall, I was really entertained by Castaways and I thought the Island was a really look location too. I wonder where they filmed the movie.

Cara was the highlight of the film for me. I believe the actress who portrayed her is Sofia. Her performance was so powerful in bringing more depth to the relationship and arch into the film. Not only that, her own character story was so poignant that really moved me when she spoke about her past. There was so much specificity and clarity of thought that really provided so much backbone to the central story of this film. It was intriguing to watch her subtle and nuanced expressions throughout the film that conveyed so much subtext and emotions that could not be spoken. Can't wait to see her future works now!!!

Before you dive into my review of this movie, I must disclose two factors that influenced my perception. Firstly, Robinson Crusoe is my all-time favorite story, which naturally predisposed me to like this movie from the beginning. Secondly, I have a fondness for apocalyptic movies of all kinds, further adding to my initial positive bias. That being said, I found this film to be quite enjoyable. In fact, I've already watched it three times over the past three months.

However, after my most recent viewing last night, I noticed that the movie's charm has somewhat diminished. Upon reflection, I believe this feeling is largely attributed to the nostalgia associated with the movie as a whole, particularly the soundtrack, which, in my opinion, beautifully captures the essence of music from the past decade or so.

While my initial predisposition due to my love for Robinson Crusoe and apocalyptic movies led me to find this film decent and enjoyable, repeated viewings have revealed certain shortcomings. Despite its appealing soundtrack and nostalgic elements, I must admit that upon closer examination, much of the story throughout this movie lacks direction and substance.

It is a very nice location, made me want to go there and explore and it looked a lot like the first episode of Outer Banks 3rd season where they are stranded on an island but seemed to be doing pretty well The acting was great, the story was entertaining and somewhat current with the COVID pandemic and the "last of us" apocalyptic premise.

Unfortunately there were some flaws that should have been and could have been easily avoided in the editing room, such as the big sailing boat docked on the background of a "supposedly" deserted Island and the microphones taped on the back of the main characters.

A Bad Plot + Terrible Writing + Abysmal Acting = Watch at your own risk!

There was potential at the very beginning, but drastically faded as the movie played on.

The acting by was so bad, it actually seemed like a blooper reel. There was absolutely no depth or any sort of emotion whatsoever.

The writing and plot topped off the disaster. It felt like the movie was made over the weekend with no emphasis on the characters or storyline.

I'm surprised they weren't watching tv on the beach, with a chef and bartender... lol

For the people who do somehow like the 'movie', I would guess it only has to do with certain scenes.

You've been warmed! 😁