2023 · action · crime · thriller
The Island
Directed by Shaun Paul Piccinino1h 33m2023
When his brother is killed, LAPD officer Mark leaves the city to return to the island he grew up on. Seeking answers and ultimately vengeance, he soon finds himself in a bloody battle with the corrupt tycoon who's taken over the island paradise.
Our read: The Island (2023) reads as a heavy, breathless, grounded action · crime · thriller entry — extreme in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, breathless, extreme action / crime, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- heavy
- kinetic
- intense
- cold
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