‘Eden’ review: Sydney Sweeney fights to survive on Ron Howard’s island of sin
nypost.comPrivate islands are never all they’re cracked up to be.At the movies, that is.A group of 20th century settlers find out the hard way in director Ron Howard’s survival drama “Eden,” a loony soap opera in the sand that premiered Saturday night at the Toronto International Film Festival.Based on an unbelievable true story, the braving-the-elements flick is what you’d imagine a 1929 season of “Survivor” might look like.Humanity is at its bestial worst as residents forge alliances, swap sex partners for others, shoo wild pigs and confront monstrous villains.
Ultimately, there’s a winner. A sole survivor, if you will.Howard and screenwriter Noah Pink let loose telling the trashy tale of Floreana, a then-uninhabited island in the Galapagos.The first arrivals are a German couple, Dr.
Friedrich Ritter (Jude Law) and his wife Dora (Vanessa Kirby), whose Swiss Family Robinson-style exploits become the talk of Europe when his letters are published by newspapers.Inspired by their adventurous pluck and looking to escape the rising tide of Fascism are Heinz Wittmer (Daniel Brühl), young bride Margaret (Sydney Sweeney) and their son Harry (Jonathan Tittel).
They’re a chilly bunch, even for Germans.When the Wittmers reach land, they are distraught to discover that it’s not a Club Med.
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