I didn't know this was Corman. I can usually find something amusing about a Corman film even if I found it worthless. Yes, this film is apparently worthless. The boom-mic poking into the scene or not getting out fast enough was amusing and, frankly, not something I would have expected from Corman.
And doesn't Roger usually have a story more compelling than this even if the budget doesn't muster? It is obvious this film had no real budget. But not even a larger budget would have helped this turkey. The story isn't intriguing enough to store in the mind. Even if you don't know what's going on, which I didn't at first, it won't matter because it doesn't matter. You'll figure it out. Absolutely no depth here. The characters are strictly cut-out - good, bad, love interest, antagonist, etc.
The dialog is, well, not good.
The acting is, well, not good either. This combined with the dialog made the characters seem unsure how to say their lines. You can hear that unstable twang as they search for the proper emotion to no avail. This makes some of the relationships seem unsettled. It is bad enough that the two male leads have to play brothers, but they don't even resemble each other and even if they weren't related it wouldn't have mattered.
Some of the scenery is beautifully filmed. I almost thought I was looking at a glass painting at first. The underwater photography is done well. Too much time focused on dancing. I thought I was watching a travelogue for awhile.
Bottomline: IMO, nothing but the scenery here. One of the few movies I've ever seen where it doesn't matter whether I had seen it or not on so many levels.
And doesn't Roger usually have a story more compelling than this even if the budget doesn't muster? It is obvious this film had no real budget. But not even a larger budget would have helped this turkey. The story isn't intriguing enough to store in the mind. Even if you don't know what's going on, which I didn't at first, it won't matter because it doesn't matter. You'll figure it out. Absolutely no depth here. The characters are strictly cut-out - good, bad, love interest, antagonist, etc.
The dialog is, well, not good.
The acting is, well, not good either. This combined with the dialog made the characters seem unsure how to say their lines. You can hear that unstable twang as they search for the proper emotion to no avail. This makes some of the relationships seem unsettled. It is bad enough that the two male leads have to play brothers, but they don't even resemble each other and even if they weren't related it wouldn't have mattered.
Some of the scenery is beautifully filmed. I almost thought I was looking at a glass painting at first. The underwater photography is done well. Too much time focused on dancing. I thought I was watching a travelogue for awhile.
Bottomline: IMO, nothing but the scenery here. One of the few movies I've ever seen where it doesn't matter whether I had seen it or not on so many levels.