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Bermuda Island (2023) Movie Review

Bermuda Island – Movie Review

Bermuda Island

Director: Adam Werth

Writer: Robert Thompson (Screenplay)

Writer: Michael Mahal, Sonny Mahal (Story)

Cast

  • Tom Sizemore (Saving Private Ryan)
  • Noel Gugliemi (The Fast and the Furious)
  • John Wells (Wolf Hound)
  • Sarah French (Blind)
  • Vitor V Gelsomino (Tommyknockers)

Plot: Passengers on their way to a tropical paradise crash at sea and find themselves on a deserted island. Desperate to survive the elements and infighting between survivors, they find that the island has more in store for them than they could ever imagine.

Runtime: 1 Hour 25 Minutes

There may be spoilers in the rest of the review

Story: Bermuda Island starts as a flight across the ocean gets a late addition in criminal Diego Montalban (Gugliemi) being transferred. Mid-flight the plane finds itself in a storm not appearing on any radars, leading to them crash landing on a deserted island.

Once on the island, the survivors must regroup and plan on how to survive until rescue. However, the survivors learn they aren’t alone on the island and the night brings a brand-new threat to them. The survivors must come together to fight back to survive.

Verdict on Bermuda Island

Bermuda Island is an action horror movie following a group of plane crash survivors facing monsters on a deserted island. It sees two groups of survivors trying to figure out how to survive while getting caught up in the middle of a bigger mystery.

The Bermuda Triangle has always been an interesting mystery to the world. Using it to bring us this story lets us know early we are going to be dealing with the unexpected early one. When it comes to the different mindsets on surviving leading to the different groups. As well as the monsters involved in creating a chaotic environment. The story does contain plenty of twists and turns along the way to keep us guessing.

This does end up being a lot of fun for a creature feature movie. The chaotic nature keeps us wanting more and the uncertainty about who will make it out alive means anyone could be picked off next.

Final Thoughts – Bermuda Island is a chaotic creature feature.

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Devil’s Triangle (2021) Movie Review

ABC Film Challenge – Catch-Up 2022 – D – Devil’s Triangle – Movie Review

Devil's Triangle

Director: Brendan Petrizzo

Writer: Brendan Haley, Joe Roche (Screenplay)

Cast

Plot: When a group of marine biologists crash land in the Bermuda Triangle, they realize they have stumbled into the lost city of Atlantis.

Runtime: 1 Hour 27 Minutes

There may be spoilers in the rest of the review

Story: Devil’s Triangle starts as Sam Taylor’s (Gorske) plane gets shot down in the Bermuda Triangle. The survivors find themselves taken to Atlantis. Sam gets guided around by King Nereus (Kingery), while the other survivors get into fights with the Atlanteans.

The King wants Sam to help him beat climate change, by releasing a device that would save the world. while the other survivors don’t believe his plans are as friendly.

Verdict on Devil’s Triangle

Devil’s Triangle is an action sci-fi movie that follows survivors of a plane crash that end up in Atlantis. While in Atlantis they learn of a bigger plan from the Atlanteans that could cause bigger problems for people on the surface.

This is a slow movie, it doesn’t seem to go very far at any speed. Despite having a nice-looking Atlantis, it ends up being a slow process of the same circles. The group want to escape and keep trying to find new ways, with a lot of talking about climate change.

The awfully slow storytelling takes us away from anything else enjoyable in the movie. The creature creations were interesting, only we didn’t see enough of them.

Final Thoughts – Devil’s Triangle is a slow movie that goes nowhere fast.

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Empire of Light (2022) Movie Review

Empire of Light – Movie Review

Empire of Light

Director: Sam Mendes

Writer: Sam Mendes (Screenplay)

Cast

Plot: A drama about the power of human connection during turbulent times, set in an English coastal town in the early 1980s.

Runtime: 1 Hour 55 Minutes

There may be spoilers in the rest of the review

Story: Empire of Light starts as we meet Hilary (Colman) the duty manager of a small seaside cinema. She keeps to herself while being involved in a secret affair with the owner Donald Ellis (Firth). Hilary lives a quiet life away from the cinema until a young man Stephen (Ward) comes to work there.

The two strike up an unlikely friendship as the cinema is preparing for a potential big premiere. This leads to a relationship that neither is prepared for, as Stephen must learn what has held Hilary back in her life for so many years.

Verdict on Empire of Light

Characters

Hilary is the duty manager at the cinema, she has had problems in her life. She keeps a low profile outside of work, keeping to herself. At work, she finds herself making sure things run smoothly while being trapped in helping the owner with his needs. It becomes clear that something else is wrong with Hilary and her routine is what is keeping her problems down in her day.

Stephen is a young man that comes to work at the cinema. He gets shown the ropes by Hilary and looks to learn from her experience. Stephen gets uses his own experiences of being treated differently to understand the problems Hilary is going through. This job is to help his own dream to go away to university to give himself a brighter future.

In the supporting cast, we get the sleazy manager of the cinema that takes advantage of Hilary. As well as the rest of the employees around the cinema. Each one has their own story, as we get to see how everyday life in the cinema operates.

Performances

Olivia Colman gives us a wonderful performance as a middle-aged woman struggling through life. She brings her full range of emotions that are needed for her character. Michael Ward is brilliant in the movie too, the newcomer comes into the movie and stands tall opposite Olivia Colman. The supporting cast is strong too, even if the movie does feel like wastes Colin Firth with such a small role.

Story

The story follows a cinema employee as they live a quiet life that starts to spiral out of control. It follows her through her own problems in life, as she makes new connections along the way. This sees her need to learn to cope with her problems while helping a young man prepare for life.

The story here is a nice one at showing how important connections in life are. It puts a firm focus on the idea that you never really get to know somebody until speak to them. This story focuses on helping people get the most out of their lives, no matter what their age is and how much of life they have been through. There are a few social subjects discussed outside of the main story, but they don’t seem to get enough focus going forward.

Final Thoughts – Empire of Light is an interesting story about the lives we touch.