Cutthroat Island - 2 stars out of 10

Cutthroat Island - 2 stars out of 10

When a film is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for being the biggest box office flop, you know that you are in for a treat.  I just had to see it to believe it, that a single film could bankrupt a production company.  I guess that when you spend $98 million dollars to create a film with such a poor script, it makes complete sense.  The script is beyond awful, and the acting isn't much better.  No wonder this film singlehandedly destroyed Geena Davis' career.  It is a shame that this script is so bad because the special effects are so good during the piratical fight sequences â" it is basically like "Pirates of the Caribbean" without a good storyline.  Some of the random lines, whether intended to be funny or not, are nauseating while the ship explosion is one of the coolest things I've ever seen in a movie.  Unfortunately, bad acting wins (well, loses) over the special effects.  Davis and Matthew Modine are so awful that I actually found myself rooting against the heros.  In stark contrast to the awfulness that takes place during this film, the swashbuckling musical score will grab your attention from the opening credits.  It is hard to believe that such an epically awesome score could be paired with such a lackluster movie.  I guess that they got their $98 million dollarâ(TM)s worth when it came to the music.  Do yourself a favor - skip out on this epically bad failure of a movie unless you simply must know what all of the negative hype is about.  This isn't a terrible movie that is fun to watch like "Birdemic."  It is just sad.