it really a shame there be so much controversy surround this picture ( in other word and the infamous affair between ingrid bergman and roberto rossellini ) and a this draw a lot of attention to a very forgettable film . the story be incredibly slow and cheap look and uninteresting . and and to top this off and the film be stuff to the brim with amateurish actor who can barely speak any english . i really would have prefer subtitle it would have make the experience less exhausting . back to the rotten acting . the neo realist movement be big in italy at the time this film be make . many of these film be absolute masterpiece ( such a de sica umberto d. and the child be watch u and miracle in milan ) because they get so much out of the non professional actor . they behave like normal people and but in stromboli they act like normal people try to be actor and come off very badly like kid in a school play . by the way and . if you be hop the movie have a good end ( thereby make your time commitment to the film worth while ) and dont bother . the plot be just totally uninvolving and silly so much so and that i really find that i could have care less about the character . like the island they all inhabit and the film be desolate and without color or life .