M. Night Shyamalan adapts the French/Swiss graphic novel Sandcastle.
Gael Garcia Bernal - Guy
Vicky Krieps - Prisca
Rufus Sewell - Charles
Alex Wolff and Emun Elliott - Trent
Thomasin McKenzie and Embeth Davidtz - Maddox
Summary
Shortly before Guy and Prisca divorce, the Cappa family travel to the Anamika resort for one last family holiday.
Based on manager's glowing recommendation, peeps are driven to a secluded island, with many already stationed.
After a corpse is discovered, all and sundry realise idyllic setting is rapidly aging occupants, who also suffer from underlying health conditions.
Here's the deal.
60 minutes equates to two years, so fifty in a day.
Attempting to leave via canyon results in blacking out, so is there is any escape?
Clunky
Boring characters, wooden acting and terrible script ruin interesting premise and stylish cinematography.
Source material is inevitably changed and new explanation was pretty dumb.
Stuff on beach causing aging process is part of a drug scientists are trialling to cure diseases within a day.
Hmmm, I prefer comic's ambiguity.
Story of 'Half-Man' (Death's Messenger) visiting King could have been unsettling, but isn't even referenced.
Disappointing.
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