On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 8% based on 100 reviews, with an average rating of 3.22/10. The website’s critics consensus reads: “Fantasy Island tries to show audiences the dark side of wish fulfillment, but mainly serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of exhuming long-dead franchises.”[20] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 22 out of 100, based on 29 critics, indicating “generally unfavorable reviews.”[21] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of “C–” on an A+ to F scale, and PostTrak reported it received an average 2 out of 5 stars, with 37% of people surveyed saying they would definitely recommend it.