Pros- It was nice to see a role reversal in both Steve Zahn and Mila Jovovich. Zahn is stereotypically cast as a quirky, idiotic sidekick, and in this film he portrays a nerdy, accomplished intellect. Jovovich is often cast as the bad-ass, fighter chick, and is instead cast as a sensitive, idealist. Interesting roles, and they both carried them out well. The movie also did a very good job of giving the viewer options as to who the killers were. If two couples were featured on the island, it's pretty clear who the suspects are, but three couples makes it more interesting. There is also a twist toward the end that I completely didn't see coming that made the movie more interesting, in that it explored more dimensions of all the main characters' acting abilities.
Cons- So once we realize who the killing couple is, there is an incessantly looooong flashback depicting how the killers went about their psychopathic routine. I won't say it wasn't interesting, and I daresay that there were some parts that were referenced to earlier in the film that made more sense after the flashback, but it was still really long (in movie-time, that is). Although the movie does have that spicy twist at the end, it doesn't really make up for the slow pacing throughout. Same scenery, same characters, same plot, same expectations, etc. Once the plot turned in a new direction, albeit an interesting one, it was almost too late to save the film from its neutrality.
Wrap up- I wasn't sure if I wanted to give away the ending, as doing so would have given me the opportunity tha give a much more thorough review. I figured I wouldn't though, because despite this movie not being that great, it's worth seeing if you've got nothing better to do.
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