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.
