Castaway (1986)

Who wouldn't want to trade the filth of city life for a desert island? I'm not sure I’d want to do it with Gerald (Ollie Reed), though, especially if I was female. Lucy (Amanda Donohoe) does just that. Gerald’s laziness and increasing desire for sex push their relationship to breaking point.
The two leads give it their all, but the story just isn't very exciting.
It’s Roeg’s cross-cutting technique that surfaces as the most interesting aspect of the film. It’s not his best work, but his contrasts are always interesting to me and the island setting is well-suited to his talents.

2½ stormy nights out of 5