Cutthroat Island: Critic Reviews

If the sight of half-naked, tattooed sailors firing cannons at each other shivers your timbers, climb aboard. Even passable pirate movies don't sail by every day.

Geena Davis brings girl power to the pirate ship.

Hey, are you looking for an exciting movie about pirates of the, well, um, Caribbean? [Blu-ray]

Island is a one-of-a-kind, full-steam-ahead practical pirate event, and while it's bolted together with minimal attention to thespian proficiency, it sustains a special rhythm of eye candy and fortitude that makes it an enduring curiosity.

So yeah, it's kind of fun. Even if it's not very good.

A fun popcorn movie.

This pirate movie wannabe should walk the plank.

Strangely devoid of any genuine fun or excitement.

The drama is shallow and superficial, but there is a coherent, forward-moving plot, enjoyable characters, numerous, elaborately staged action scenes and wall-to-wall sound. What's not to like? The film never slows down, leaping from one set of perils to

A big, cheesy guilty pleasure full of beautiful landscapes and true swashbuckling.