German director Jan-Ole Gerster's mesmerizing, mostly English-language "Islands" opens with a scene that for many would mark "rock bottom" - reason to check oneself into rehab - as Sam Riley's Tom ...

By David Rooney Chief Film Critic German director Jan-Ole Gerster ... It’s carried by compelling performances from Riley and Stacy Martin, by its atmospheric setting and by the reliable ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - British actor Sam Riley, who shot to fame playing Ian ... vacation noir that had its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival. "I got this amazing opportunity when I was ...

With a terrific performance by Sam Riley in the title role ... his career momentum grinding to a halt. The film begins in 1960, when he accepted an offer to stage one of his works for the ...

The thought that Sam Riley's Tom might turn out to be Fred MacMurray ... German director Jan-Ole Gerster's first English-language film remains absorbing and has a low-key but effective payoff.

mostly English-language “Islands” opens with a scene that for many would mark “rock bottom” — reason to check oneself into rehab — as Sam Riley’s Tom awakens in a field of sand dunes.