When it comes to both romance and comedy, this Amanda Bynes vehicle has bags of potential. Teen Jenny is washed up onto a ‘desert island’ with her handsome rock star idol Jason. Once she discovers they’re actually three miles from a Caribbean resort, she keeps schtum and plays along with the shipwreck scenario (interestingly, Kleiser directed the remake of The Blue Lagoon). But a confused tone, thin characters and laboured plotting all but zap the potential.
Jason (Chris Carmack) is a one-note idiot, while Jenny’s attempts to dupe him are fitfully amusing but morally uncomfortable. And her unfeasibly gorgeous best friend (Jonathan Bennett) makes the ending a no-brainer.