I would wager that the script was written by David's publicist. It seems all about trying to show David as a loving husband, a caring person, and an adventurer. In the end it gave me the impression that he is fake, self-absorbed, and somewhat boring.
It starts basically with him telling Victoria how much he is going to miss her as he says goodbye. And 20 minutes in they are sitting in a hotel room as he puts out pictures of his family, reads a letter Victoria put in his suitcase, and he talks about how much he misses them.
Just a reminder - we are talking about David Beckham who, in case you lived under a rock for 15 years, has been traveling the world as a football (soccer) superstar with his various teams, often without his wife and family. During his 15 year marriage he played for Manchester United, Real Madrid, the LA Galaxy, AC Milan, and Paris Saint-Germain. So I believe he traveled a lot without his wife and kids. so to spend the first 25 minutes of a 105 minute movie mostly talking about how much he will miss them seems quite a bit ridiculous.
Oh, and Victoria's main concern for David on this trip - that his hair would frizz up in the humidity. Posh Spice speaks again.
30 minutes in they are still in the hotel room - haven't even gotten into the amazon, let alone "into the unknown". They eventually leave, ride motorcycles for a while, have the bikes shipped so they can ride on a boat for a bit (most of the time David talking about his motorbike - not the Amazon, the trip, or the scenery). Later, reconnected with the bikes, they ride some more on a muddy road, making a big deal of them not yet being on the main road. When the bikes break down they fish with some locals for lunch and David is proud that he helped them catch lunch - BTW, something that would not have happened had there not been a breakdown.
At night they play hand-held video games - I think Flappy Bird was Davids choice. David bemoaned about being a long way from home. They showed him calling home on a satellite phone several times - exciting TV. He saw a lightening bug and thought it was his phone lighting up. He complains about not being able to shower.
I think you get the picture.
Basically it is a movie about David Beckham being out of his element, but they show little of the element that he is in. They show a rich boy "roughing it" with motorcycles, a crew to take care of him, meals prepared for him, a satellite phone to call out when he wants, video games to relieve the boredom of being out of the city and in one of the most beautiful places in the world, etc.
When he finally gets deeper into the Amazon they meet up with a local tribe that hasn't heard of him. He is clearly "into the unknown" at that point.
And again, more about his family. I am sure he loves his wife and kids. But they made a big deal throughout the show of how much he missed them (even though he called them daily) during this epic adventure. BTW, did I tell you - the trip was only 1 week.
You would have thought he was in the Amazon for 2 months the way he carried on.
