Don’t let the cover fool ya.
B-deity Lance Henriksen stars as a shiny, happy Ricardo Montalban meets Dr. Kevorkian writer/adventurer who, after a profound personal tragedy and years of soul searching around the globe, beckons his inner circle to his own fantasy island for a celebratory feast.
But even before dessert is served, the largely vapid gaggle of gorgers are informed they’ve been poisoned, for their own good, as Lance explains in as giddy a tone as his trademark gravel-growl will allow. Hysterics and drugged-out "I was naughty!" hallucinations ensue with our grinning host holding each of their hands while the guests rassle personal demons.
In the end, it’s sort of a gallows version of "The Dr. Phil Show," though infinitely more tolerable and features one of Mr. Henriksen’s more entertaining roles since "Millennium."