Robert Hanks of The Independent said "[Three is] an unholy amalgam of Lord of the Flies, The Blue Lagoon and The Admirable Crichton ...
ɹˈɑːbɚt hˈæŋks ʌvðɪ ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt sˈɛd "θɹˈiː ɪz ɐn ʌnhˈoʊli ɐmˈælɡæm ʌv lˈɔːɹd ʌvðə flˈaɪz, ðə blˈuː lɐɡˈuːn ænd ðɪ ˈædmᵻɹəbəl kɹˈaɪtən ...