Good, but typical Hollywood formula holds it back

Rating: 7/10 (22 March 2017)

I enjoyed this movie, but was turned-off by the typical Hollywood formula of build up story, evil person(s) emerge, evil person(s) cause all kinds of trouble, evil person(s) get their comeuppance at the end, things turn out OK for the main likable characters at the end.
This movie could've been stellar if they built the story without that typical formula. Every journey and action scene could have still been scripted by having the characters face issues such as problems navigating the island, injury to members of the party, other challenges that made it difficult for the two separate groups to reconnect.
Some thoughtful ingenuity when writing the scripts in these movies can make a huge difference. But they always revert to humanizing the cast by good, evil, indifferent, and build their whole story-lines around that concept.
What a shame. It would have received an extra 2 or maybe 3 stars from me if not for the typical Hollywood formula.