weezeralfalfa
I enjoyed this very controversial film, in a romantic setting, and forgive most of the faults that others have pointed out. It somewhat reminds me of the 1957 movie "Paradise Lagoon". In both cases, we have a pleasure yacht filled with vacationers, that sinks. Some of the people manage to survive to wash up on the shore of a deserted tropical island. The main point of both films is that the low man, in status, in the conventional world, becomes the hero under the primal conditions, with his practical skills in providing shelter and food without a lot work, or much to work with. Hence, he is now considered the alpha male by the young woman(Kelly) or women, who swoon in his presence. Eventually, the other man(men) catches on and becomes somewhat useful. In this film, Manuel fills the role of the man with more practical skills, while Kelly's husband, Jack, comes across as less skilled in basic survival technology, and thus is envious. Besides, Manuel is more handsome than Jack and is Kelly's age, whereas Jack is considerably older, Kelly being like a trophy wife. However, Jack arrived on the island several days later(where had he been?), in rather bad shape. Thus, he didn't get the same opportunity to show what he could do in survival skills......I would like to discuss in some detail several controversial scenes.......The voodoo shenanigans of Manuel's angry shorebound girlfriend appear in 3 places, and many reviewers believe they should not have been included. These seem to prejudice Manuel toward making a bad mistake. Early in the film, an angry Manuel makes a crucial mistake in throwing a paper towel behind him, not noticing that it landed on a lite gas burner, starting a fire that consumed the entire yacht, resulting in many deaths. In the second instance, we see a number of flashes of his girlfriend just prior to his accidental death, in a fight to the death with Jack. You may not believe in the power of voodoo, but that is the reason it is included, like it or not.....In the rape scene, Kelly runs into the water after livid Manuel, who is carrying his fishing spear and hoping to catch Jack, who stole his goggles so that he could be successful in catching reef fish. When she catches him, he throws down his spear and begins chasing-wrestling with her as they move toward the shore. Near the edge of the shore, he pulls her down and lays on her, despite her objections. He pulls down her bikini bottom, and begins thrusting. By this time, Kelly has given up resisting, and seems to enjoy it, despite her fear of her husband's response. Very sexy! Afterward, she seems not angry, if regretful. Now, she sees herself as more Manuel's woman, rather than Jack's. I think, in part, Manuel's action is a way of getting back at Jack for stealing his goggles......Should Kelly have told the rescuers that husband Jack was also on the island, if off fishing on the reef? Technically, of course, she should have. However, she and Jack were not on good terms. I think she just wanted to escape the whole scene, including Jack, whom she blamed for Manuel's death. The fact that she took Jack's cigarette lighter, he used to start fires, suggests she wished he would die on the island(OK, he should have run out of lighter fluid long ago!)......Yes, the whole segment involving Jack finding a small boat with a sizable hole in it, and towing it to shore by its tow rope, is absurd. He supposedly fixed it up some, without tools, and added some features, hoping to sail it to some inhabited place. As Kelly and Manuel discovered, when they stole the boat, Jack's patch up job didn't last long. Fortunately, they were close enough to shore to swim back. Did Jack hope they would steal the boat and drown? Not the way he ran after them as they launched the boat. But, once it was launched, I'm sure he wished this would happen......This film is frequently seen on late night TV, and is available for free at YouTube. Kelly, of course, is a joy to fill the screen, oozing sexiness, in or without, her bikini.
Horst in Translation (filmreviews@web.de)
This is already the third time or so that I watched "Three" and even if you know about the developments, this film has lost nothing of its atmospheric drama at all. It's written and directed by Stewart Raffill and stars Juan Pablo Di Pace, Kelly Brook and Billy Zane. The latter two were a couple at that point. Zane sure is a lucky bastard. This 10-year-old movie could also have been called Basic Instinct as we witness three people on a deserted island for almost the entire movie. (Yes, Zane shipwrecked again!) They fight for survival, for love and also for power. Who can make it. Which of the two guys is the true alpha male and gets the girl? It's not a perfect film by any means. Some parts I did not like that much, such as the overly dramatic music at the beginning, the voodoo references and also some of the dialogs (perfect ass in heart-shape, so God gave her no heart??? WTF???) Still the positive parts outweighed the negative of course. Kelly Brook is incredibly hot and wears little to nothing for the whole movie. Even three (partially) graphic sex scenes are included. Then there is the rich-vs-poor parallel, which is interesting. And you could raise some questions about moral, for example how one character saves the life of his murderer early on. Or you could discuss the female's final decision. Was it right? Was it smart? What if he gets rescued later on? Will she go to jail. That final shot sure was magnificent though.All in all, I really recommend this movie. i had a great time watching it again and it also has great cinematography as it takes almost entirely on a beautiful island.
hall895
After a voodoo-inspired disaster at sea three survivors wash up on a deserted island. The three survivors are unfortunately played by Kelly Brook, Billy Zane and Juan Pablo Di Pace. Unfortunate because none of the three can act. Of course Brook wasn't hired because someone was under the impression she was her generation's Katharine Hepburn. She's just here to fill out a bikini which she does admirably. Sadly the script does in fact call for her to speak and every time she does the movie suffers terribly. Remarkably though, hers is not the worst acting performance in this hideous movie. That dubious distinction goes to Zane who is laughably atrocious. For a guy who once had some semblance of a legitimate acting career this is quite a nadir. The third wheel, Di Pace, is for good reason an anonymous nobody. He has no talent whatsoever, his horrible delivery of dialogue at least provides some chuckles. Our trio of terrible performers play a trio of terrible characters. Brook and Zane play a spoiled rich couple. She's an airhead bimbo, he's an insufferable jerk. Di Pace plays a guy who works on a boat bringing insufferable rich jerks beer. He is rather insufferable himself and, sadly for him, never learned that you don't hit women who know voodoo. You don't sympathize with any of the three characters, you certainly don't root for any of them. Forget hoping they get off the island, you just wish they'd die so the movie could be over. It's only 90 minutes long but it seems absolutely interminable. There are only two things even remotely worthwhile about the movie, both of which are located directly beneath Brook's neck. Lousy story, lousy acting, some of the worst dialogue ever written. No intrigue whatsoever. Which of the two jerks on the island will the bimbo end up with? Who cares? All attempts to build drama and tension fail miserably. This is a clear candidate for any list of the worst movies ever made.
