Blumhouse's Fantasy Island
critic Reviews
, 8% Rotten Tomatometer Score- Fantasy Island tries to show audiences the dark side of wish fulfillment, but mainly serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of exhuming long-dead franchises.
- , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreMark KermodeKermode & Mayo's Film Review
The absolute definition of missable.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreBenjamin LeeGuardian
One question remains unsolved when the credits roll: who on earth is this film for?
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreNoëlle D. LilleyChicago Reader
By its end, Fantasy Island is just another cautionary tale against remakes.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreCharles BramescoLittle White Lies
What's left is a generic exercise in studio horror with little to distinguish it beyond the proper nouns in which it wraps itself.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreJames WhiteEmpire Magazine
Fantasy Island is distinctly sub-par filmmaking full of clichés and lacking in real entertainment value. No one would call this their ultimate fantasy.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreRichard WhittakerAustin Chronicle
The original show is such a simple, robust conceit that there was plenty of space and opportunity to do a contemporary reboot, but this Fantasy Island is no narrative dream destination.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreManuel São BentoMSB Reviews
Dozens of incongruencies and massive plot holes are generated due to the ridiculous attempt at a Shyamalan-like twist. The two pillars of any movie (story and characters) are a total failure, making everything else fall apart with no possible salvation.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScorePaul LêNightmare on Film Street
A fantasy without imagination is nothing more than reality itself. And, the reality here is, Fantasy Island is a sightly miss of a movie
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreGrant WatsonFiction Machine
One can glimpse the potential of a horror-themed Fantasy Island, if they squint and turn their head to one side, but the actual film positively reeks of a lack of effort.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreKeith GarlingtonKeith & the Movies
“Fantasy Island” does nothing to justify its existence. It’s just a blob of fairly interesting ideas pasted together and thrown out for consumption.
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