Blumhouse and director Jeff Wadlow's (KICK-ASS 2, TRUTH OR DARE) horror twist on that old TV series FANTASY ISLAND starring Lucy Hale (SCREAM 4, PRETTY LITTLE LIARS) and Michael Pena (CHIPS, CRASH) opened this past weekend to the tune of $12.3M. Not too shabby.
But then we looked at the movie's Rotten Tomatoes page. And, oh, boy. The flick currently holds a horrific 8% with a Critics Consensus that reads:
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.
Ouch.
The MPAA has slapped the movie with – you guessed it – a PG-13 rating for "violence, terror, drug content, suggestive material, and brief strong language." Described as a mix of WESTWORLD and THE CABIN IN THE WOODS, it tells the tale of
the enigmatic Mr. Roarke, who makes the secret dreams of his lucky guests come true at a luxurious but remote tropical resort. But when the fantasies turn into nightmares, the guests have to solve the island’s mystery in order to escape with their lives.
Directed by Jeff Wadlow (KICK-ASS 2 and TRUTH OR DARE) from a script he wrote with Chris Roach and Jillian Jacobs FANTASY ISLAND is produced by Jason Blum and Marc Toberoff and stars Lucy Hale (SCREAM 4 and PRETTY LITTLE LIARS), Maggie Q, Michael Rooker, Ryan Hansen, Jimmy O. Yang, Charlotte McKinney, Parisa Fitz-Henley, Portia Doubleday, Austin Stowell, and Michael Pena (CHIPS and CRASH) as Mr. Roarke.
The flick is NOW PLAYING. Did you check into Blumhouse's FANTASY ISLAND this past weekend? What did you think? Let us know below!