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Archipelago review by AK
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What a waste! Why make a film on beautiful Scilly -- the main reason I wanted to watch it -- and barely use those wonderful settings? The indoor and garden scenes could have been anywhere.
I found none of the characters likeable, or even interesting. I don't know if the dialogue was improvised, but it sounded it. All that drooping about muttering vaguely in upper-class accents ("It's just I.. well, you know..um..I sort of..er..oh, yes, I will have some more tea..") not only got very irritating very quickly, it was also unconvincing. I just don't think ANYONE is that inarticulate!
Trying to think of something good to say... Nope. This is the first film I've ever watched in which I could find no redeeming features at all!
But I did give up after 40 minutes, when it became obvious the plot development I was waiting for, or the sense of pace and direction, just weren't going to happen.
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Archipelago review by billabong
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Like watching paint dry. Actually, no. It was less interesting than that.
I thought it would show off the island, but it could have been set anywhere on any coast for all the feeling one got of it being shot on Scilly, apart from the helicopter scenes.And it's only 'cos I grew up in Penzance that I instantly recognised the helicopter.
The reason I carried on watching through to the bitter end was that I just kept thinking "there must be more to it than this". Sadly, there wasn't.
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