Quartile rating: 5.5/10 · 1 rating
A group of contest winners arrive at an island hotel to live out their dreams, only to find themselves trapped in nightmare scenarios.
Fantasy Island (2020) takes an intriguing premise — Blumhouse horror-ifying the classic TV series — but squanders it with a muddled script that struggles to juggle multiple storylines coherently. The acting is serviceable at best, with the ensemble cast given thin characters to work with and Michael Peña feeling miscast as Mr. Roarke. Visually, the film is competent but unremarkable, offering tropical scenery without any distinctive directorial vision. The concept of adapting the show into a horror context had potential for novelty, but the execution feels generic and the twist-heavy finale devolves into convoluted melodrama rather than satisfying revelation. The ending attempts a bold pivot but feels unearned and overly complicated, leaving audiences more confused than thrilled.