Storyline
Morgan Adams and her slave, William Shaw, are on a quest to recover the three portions of a treasure map. Unfortunately, the final portion is held by her murderous uncle, Dawg. Her crew is skeptical of her leadership abilities, so she must complete her quest before they mutiny against her. This is made yet more difficult by the efforts of the British crown to end her pirate raids.
Directors
Cast
Rupert Vansittart, Paul Dillon, David Bailie, Simon Atherton, Angus Wright, Rex Linn, Harris Yulin, Frank Langella, Tam White, Richard Leaf, Christopher Adamson, Nick Bartlett, Christopher Masterson, Matthew Modine, Maury Chaykin, Geena Davis, Patrick Malahide, Jimmie F. Skaggs, Thomas Lockyer, Carl Chase, Chris Johnston, Ken Bones, Ramon Tikaram, Dickey Beer, Stan Shaw, Peter Geeves, Roger Booth, Mary Peach, George Murcell, Christopher Halliday, Kwame Kwei-Armah
Trailer
Reviews
75
Cutthroat Island is everything a movie named Cutthroat Island should be, and no more. It is a pirate picture, pure and simple, and doesn't transcend its genre except perhaps in the luxurious production. Leaner and meaner pirate movies have worked more or less as well, but this one gets the job done.
50
Cutthroat Island is a mindless diversion. If, for whatever reason, you decide to go, maintain low expectations. Hoping for more than a bunch of loud bangs and ridiculous dialogue will rob Cutthroat Island of its amusement value.
50
Harlin is never a man to shy away from the lure of Very Big Explosions, and, on a technical level, the spectacle's impressive. The only actor to make much of an impact is Malahide's colonial officer, who extracts tart irony from the merest crumbs.
50
Renny Harlin's big, chaotic pirate flick is best understood as an attempt to revive the waning career of his wife, Geena Davis, but he's done her no great favor. As Morgan Adams, a sort of distaff Errol Flynn, poor Geena gets lost in a hectic scenario that's littlemore than an excuse for a series of thunderous explosions, clanky sword battles and run-of-the-mill spectacular stunts.
40
Empire
It's mindless entertainment, but its critical and commercial failure doomed the pirate genre to a watery grave.
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