The movie is a tragedy, an imaginary tale of what could have happened to the real "keepers" who indeed vanished back in mid december of 1900, and never heard of again.
The truth is that nobody knows for sure what was the fate of the real three men at the Flannan Isle, and anybody's guess is as good.
Theories abound about what really happened, from alien abduction to a giant wave, and anything in between.
Was it a terrible natural accident, such as the three men falling down a cliff or down inside a cave? Or something more sinister as the men kill each other?
Your guess is as good as mine.
In the real diary entry logged by the real keepers, they write about a terrible weather "as the one they have never seen in 20 years at sea."
That particular entry in the book is extraordinary, having in consideration that weather reports at the time indicated that weather was fine and calmed and the first rain can in on december 17, 1900. That is baffling to say the least.
Will we ever know what happened to those 3 scotish men, thomas, donald and james? sadly, most probably not, which is so sad, especially because they had wives and children.
About the movie itself, i'd say its pretty good. i give it a 6.
acting is excellent from the three main actors, as well as from the supporting characters. all did a good work, and the director set the grim tone right from the beginning.
the drama unfold with camera close to the faces of the actors to emphasis the tragedy going on, no images from the beauty of the ocean and a blue scotish sky don't expect to see that.
all is sad from the very beginning and the only laughs occurred when donald and james found gold in the chest. other than that, all is grey.
i'd recommend the movie to anyone who likes thrillers and tragedies on film. no special effects just plain good old fashioned acting (good actually) and an ending kind of predictable, still enjoyable (again if you like tragedies).
