The first half of the movie slogs along as we go diving a few times and follow our intrepid band on such treacherous adventures as navigating a crowded beach while playing volleyball, lounging in the evening over specially prepared meals, and hitting the clubs with the dangers of dance music and spontaneous wet t-shirt contests. This is what passes for development in this movie.
I would tell you about the plot, but I pretty much fell into a coma by the time anything started happening. There was something about Spanish treasure, a little bit about the war and valuable items from Iraq, followed by a little shooting, a little running, a happy ending, and then the credits.
I do not know what to tell you. This movie is such a nonentity. Watching it is like watching nothing at all. Sure, there are some nice ladies in bikinis and some pretty underwater photography, but it is so dull. I really did not care, and I am not sure I should care. Yes, I have seen worse, and this is not worth the hyperbole of "worst movie ever" or any such nonsense. Let me just say that you would be better served not bothering with this one, though you could do much worse.
Audio/Video. This pre-release screener is pretty hideous to watch. Video is watermarked and suffers from much digital noise, particularly early on. Audio is not much better: the dialogue is very low and feels as it was just laid on top of the rest of the soundtrack. I can only hope the production version looks markedly better than this; otherwise, the quality of the movie will be a non-issue, you just won't want to watch such a poor-looking disk.
Extras. There is a very underwhelming selection of extras. There are two brief, fluffy pieces covering the underwater shooting and scuba diving, and the land/running action. There is also a 90-second music clip set to beach/bikini scenes. These extras are rounded out by a couple of other direct-to-video trailers.
Bottomline. Overall, this is an underwhelming release. The film is nothing all that special and the package is not helping matters. You would be better off re-watching (or watching for the first time) the original, or even that Matthew McConaughey treasure film from a year or so back.
Not Recommended.
Article comments
1 - whizzy
what a sad photo production...beacuse the only wallpaper they got it's the fuckin dvd cover..no more in the whole fuckin net..a sad and poor production
2 - Ashley Graham
Wasn't holding high hopes for this movie, and it certainly delivered on that. The article was pretty spot on. The movie doesn't develop smoothly (or at all for that matter) the dialogue is utter nonsense in places. Still if you fancy switching off and staring at pretty pictures for a while, this is your movie