There you are, tucked under a thatched roof in a villa perched above a waterfall. You’re in bed, surrounded by candlelight, snuggled next to your sweetheart. It couldn’t be more romantic, but all you can think is, The horror. The horror.
It might be impossible to stay at the Family Coppola Hideaways in Belize without feeling just a little like a pampered extra in a very luxurious, pyrotechnics- and severed-head-free version of Apocalypse Now. To complete the image, I watched the movie and then the documentary about the making of the movie, and I was about to queue up Platoon and Full Metal Jacket when it occurred to me that enough was enough.
