The Blue Lagoon 1980

Janet Maslin, New York Times: [It] has a nonsensical glaze that contributes to the inadvertent merriment. Read more

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader: Witless. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: The Blue Lagoon is the dumbest movie of the year. Read more

Time Out: The only thing blue about the movie is the sea, and the way you'll feel after wasting your time on this dose of 'tasteful', TV commercial-style, nudity. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: Their romance is enhanced by Nestor Almendros' exquisite photography (and Basil Poledouris' score), as is the stunning beauty of the Fiji island where it was filmed. Read more