I watched about an hour of this movie (against my will) and couldn't finish it. I'd rate it as a 0. The writing was bad, the plot predictable and one that's been done far too many times. The most annoying part of this movie was the acting done by Melody Thomas Scott. This part did not call for someone appearing snobbish, but she managed in every single scene I saw to look like a (sour) snob or someone who was about to spout something extremely sarcastic or cruel.

The two romances which seemed to develop into something serious almost upon the couples meeting was a bit too much.

I should know better than to watch made for TV movies. If there is absolutely nothing on the telly and this is the only choice, read a book.

I ticked the "contains spoiler" box, in case I say anything that is a spoiler and don't realise I've said it until I re-read it after I've posted. So it's just in case.

Anyhow, back to reviewing this film.

I saw this film on skymovies earlier on this afternoon, and by the description Sky gives you (these people must be on acid) it sounded pretty good, but then when I actually got about 30 minutes into it, I was appalled. This film, in my opinion, has the worst scriptwriting and actors/actresses - ever. The young girl who falls in love with the boy from L.A after about 3 hours, is a really stupid, lame character, who has an annoying, whiney voice, and boff hair. -.-. Then there's her lover, who's an idiot, and is also very whiney. Actually, maybe they suit each other. Then there's the boy's mum, who's with him on holiday, and surprise, surprise - she's a doctor, and - oh my god, wait, there's even more unsuspected surprises! A virus suddenly breaks out on the island and she knows all about viruses! =O. SHOCK HORROR! Yeah, right. Lol. Then there's this insane religious lad, who keeps going on about "'erbs" or something, and how the Lord knows all. Everyone on the island seems to love him, yet he's actually a stubborn, arrogant, steroid-pumped (you really need to watch this film just for the scene where he comes out of the sea after a swim, his head is like tiny, and his body is MASSIVE. it's hilarious) buffoon who's had way too much to drink.

Anyhow, after all these weirdo characters, including a stoned-looking taxi driver, the religious lad finally gives in to the doctor, and she takes a blood sample, and they get straight to work on finding the cure from that, because for some reason he's dramatically been saved, all down to "'erbs and God". AND OH MY GOD. YES, THERE'S ANOTHER Surprise!! YOU'LL NEVER GUESS WHAT!! Just in the nick of time, with 11 minutes to go before everybody on the island drops dead in-fact, including her son and his girl, she finds the cure, and injects everybody, and it's all resolved!!! What a pathetic film. I mean, I knew it sounded an obvious ending from when I first started watching it, but I actually though it'd be good and have some sub-plot twists somewhere, but no-no, it was just boring and dry.

Don't watch this film. You'll end up like me - stunned for 3 hours and then demanding the hour and a half you spent of your life watching it back.

I often enjoy bad films to watch and make fun out of, but this film has no charming or redeeming qualities. I'm stunned.

The acting is stiff, and terrible, the science is so bad and inconsistent with itself it's painful. There's dull romances. The special effects is so bad, that it's almost hilarious, and all of this I could forgive in a terrible film if it wasn't for the straw that broke the donkeys back.

So I was expecting a film about a "brilliant and beautiful virologist" to be the one who cured the virus. Not God. Which is done via a religious fanatic, who tells everyone that all they need to be cured is God. And he needs a lot of convincing to let them take a blood sample from him to find the cure, or everyone dies. Since saving everyone on the island isn't enough. He needs the other characters to be all like I was wrong, God's going to save everyone but we need help from a man who can hear him best.

Then in the space of 24 hours, they magical use some matrix coding effects to find the cure in the guys blood, produce a cure and cure the whole island in less than 24 hours. Including a trying to make this dramatic by showing tried people falling asleep to a ticking down clock they're working so hard.

They all thank God, a lot. Then everyone has a party. I am never getting this time back, or the time spending being angry about this film.