Who Would You Take to a Deserted Island? (2019) User Reviews

Only watch if you are bored!

[elianesb · 3/10 · 18 April 2019]

I have started watching Spanish movies and series lately and I have to admit they are amazing. Movies like "The Invisible Guest" and "Mirage" and series such as "Elite" and "La Casa de Papel" were great so seeing Maria Pedraza and Jaime Lorente from both "La Casa de Papel" and "Elite" in this movie immediately made it a "must watch" for me.

At first the story seemed interesting and the characters as well, and knowing from the plot that there is a secret to be revealed I was on the edge of my seat.

Once the secret was revealed, it felt like it under-delivered I didn't get the shock sense and in my opinion it was not such a big deal that the whole plot of the money would be based on it.

The ending felt realistic in a way, but the movie had a bland feeling to it, even the great acting couldn't save it.

Worth a watch

[rubenlambalgen · 7/10 · 4 August 2019]

It felt a bit underdelivered but still worth a watch.

It makes you think (as a student yourself), where will I be in a couple of years and how will my life turn out?

At first it seems the ''hidden secret'' is not such a big thing but the end it felt realistic and impactful.

Complete trash

[jonasschmedtmann_23 · 1/10 · 19 April 2019]

Liked the actors from other Netflix shows, but this is complete garbage. Don't waste your time.

Sweet & nostalgic. Why is the rating so low?

[marcinowski_w · 7/10 · 17 April 2020]

I think this movie is quite underrated. Maybe because people watch it for Jaime and María and expext the same type of vibe as in Elite or La casa de papel.

This is just an ordinary story of four friends. One day and one night in Madrid. It's all about the feelings, conversations, dreams and life choices. It's simple, it's well performed and it's definitely worth a watch.

So bad

[aguscabrol · 2/10 · 22 August 2021]

The actors are so bad and the movie bored, i think they don't know that it was a real movie.

Your life can change in just 1 minute!

[andregarfo · 7/10 · 6 May 2019]

Your life can change in just 1 minute! The movie is not boring, but don't have action, is a calm movie...

I fell asleep

[xryssanna-12637 · 1/10 · 23 February 2022]

Honetsly one of the worst movies I have ever seen. And I'm a really easy person to please but that was not it. I would like it more if there was some short of backround information about this people and less sex.

Worth the effort

[arthurhr · 8/10 · 26 April 2019]

Strong performances from the four main characters, although it seems to have been shot on a limited budget. I spent the first hour just wondering if I was watching a slice-of-life piece, but by the end, I realized that there were clues that helped the ending make sense. The fever pitch of emotion near the end takes its roots in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" and "Boys in the Band." The perils of playing "Truth." The ending is peaceful and it makes sense, drawing on everything leading up to it. But I longed for "heart" over "head."

Really good movie

[kaf0902 · 8/10 · 25 April 2019]

It is a great movie. Meaning and hidden messages of this movie are great and very relatable to real life. However, you won't probably get most of them if you are not a spanish speaker.

A good one!

[zxekalaki · 9/10 · 2 May 2019]

An average plot written with a somehow slow beginning turns into a surprisingly good story with details to remember and ideas that stay with the viewer aferwards. The fantastic performances by the four protagonists is the main asset of the movie. Still, the fact that 3 out of 4 of them played in Casa de Papel and Elite might draw the wrong fanbase; this one is nothing like any of them so, if you expect something like this, be prepared.

Fantastic performances

[stephenwalker-59885 · 8/10 · 8 July 2019]

The plotline left a little to be desired from your stray audiences from other shows, but if treated as is, with no expectation, it's quite good. I keep thinking about this movie.

funny story, great acting

[tuckervenice · 9/10 · 21 August 2020]

I found this a few days ago on Netflix as I was looking for movies to practice my Spanish. I liked it immediately, the cultural aspect - the way Spaniards interact vs Canadians or Americans/English. I lived in Hollywood for years and used to help some of my friends (some are famous actors) prepare for their roles. So I know how to spot a good actor - and this little movie is full of them. It develops slowly compared to Manic and predictable yet empty Hollywood movies, but that is what I like to see because it reflects reality. The twist was quite shocking to me in a good way - it really surprised me. I loved the drunk arguments which reminded me of a movie I saw long ago with my friend's grandmother playing a wife of a professor I think (Who's afraid of Virginia Wolf I think is the name). I loved it and I watched it several times actually (which I normally do only with Almadovar's movies). I have never seen any of these actors before. Very refreshing especially if you are fed up with boring Hollywood manic predictable sameness. Music was not bad but at at times too revealing of what's to come next. And I found a couple of long discussions a bit predictable and over the top - but overall I recommend it - and I showed some bits to couple of friends and they wanted to watch it (but we had to go) - I am definitely going to watch it again. Reminds me of my student life in London and of many good and funny things I have done. I like how the approach to the story is as different to predictable Will and Grace nonsense as possible. Very Spanish/European - refreshingly very different from toxic mania of Hollywood.

Loved it

[AmsterdamViewer · 9/10 · 9 July 2022]

I was surprised by this gem. If you're used to watch series where every other scene has a winner and a loser, then this is not the movie for you; probably these were the bad reviewers.

First of all, the acting is amazing. And I think it's beautiful how the story slowly unravels. It's about young people having dreams and ambitions, about truth, deceit, love and friendship. It made me think of the time my friends and I graduated from university being full of dreams about the future and what we all would become. The whole setting made me think this could easily be a theatre play.

The 10 is for the acting

[princessamala · 10/10 · 26 April 2021]

The acting is INCREDIBLE! Almost felt uncomfortable most of the movie because it felt like I was peeping in on private moments. As for the plot... a 5/10 tops.