Treasure Island is a two-part British television miniseries adaptation of the novel Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. It was made by BSkyB and first shown in the United Kingdom on Sky1 on 1–2 January 2012. The screenplay was by Stewart Harcourt and it was produced by Laurie Borg and directed by Steve Barron.
Stands out as a gem - although some plot changes for the sake of agitprop make it a flawed one.
– Nancy DeWolf Smith,
Wall Street Journal,
14 Aug 2013
fresh:
Treasure Island may move at a snail's pace, but it's a modestly entertaining snail.
– David Wiegand,
San Francisco Chronicle,
14 Aug 2013
rotten:
It offers more of a realistic than a romantic take on the material; that isn't to say it's a more convincing one.
– Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Aug 2013
rotten:
Aside from pretty scenery, however, and perhaps sympathy for the topnotch British talent who join in the field trip, there's scant reason to sign up for this voyage.
– Brian Lowry,
Variety,
14 Aug 2013
rotten:
Settles into boredom quickly, meandering at a glacial pace through mutinous developments and character shifts that could have used a punch-up at the script level.