Treasure Island
Dir: Steve Barron
2012
***
Being a 2 part TV movie and over 3 hours long, the makers of this version of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic had time to tell the story properly, without having to rush or miss anything out, so therefore this seems to be more of a faithful adaptation than the countless versions that have come before. The casting is interesting but it works, it's a whose who of British television at the moment but everyone does a good job - that is apart from the only Hollywood offering Elijah Wood, who it seems was only ever there because of his 'Big name' status. He is pretty awful but thankfully is only in it for about 5 minutes. It's one of the better adaptations of the classic and much better than most things that are usually on the telly.