David Robinson (Liam Cunningham) is a preacher who refuses to swear allegience to the crown. Because of this, he and his family are put on a ship and sent to a penal colony in the Pacific Ocean. But then the ship wrecks in a storm. The youngest Robinson, Jacob (Andrew Lee Potts), is placed in a lifeboat, but the rest of the family gets trapped in the hold and left behind. They make it to a nearby island and slowly build a life there. Then, after a period of seven years, a young lady shows up on their shores and brings trouble. A pirate ship is right on her heels, captained by a lieutenant from the prison ship and an unusual first mate - a seventeen-year-old boy named Jakie.
Pros: Um... The scenery and wildlife are stunning. Fritz (Jesse Spencer) is very good looking.
Cons: It's a not-too-good adaptation of Swiss Family Robinson, though they had to change the title because the family is British, not Swiss. The Disney movie is far superior. There are tons of storylines (father/son conflict, Jacob's conflict over choosing family or friends, sibling rivalry, Captain Blunt's (Roger Allam) inexplicable attraction to Lara Robinson (Brana Bajic)), but none are fleshed out. In short, they tried to cram as much as possible into a roughly three-hour movie, but failed to make it work.
My Rating: OK (violence)
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