‘Islands’ Review: Sam Riley Experiences ‘L’Avventura’ of a Lifetime in Soul-Searching European Thriller
The appearance of a woman from his past and the subsequent disappearance of her husband force a beach-bum tennis coach to ...
‘Islands’ Review: A Gripping Tennis Noir That Feels Like ‘Challengers’ by Way of Patricia Highsmith
Patricia Highsmith meets Challengers in a film about a Canary Islands resort tennis pro who gets involved in the ...
‘Islands' Review: Sam Riley and Stacy Martin in a Sun-Soaked Noir That Lets Its Tension Slacken in the Closing Stretch
Set around a luxury hotel in the Canary Islands, Jan-Ole Gerster's drama follows a Brit tennis coach whose inertia is shaken ...
Islands, Berlin Film Festival review: Sam Riley’s Highsmithian holiday mystery has a wicked backhand
Islands is a holiday mystery that wrong-foots us with clever backhand. The twists are contingent on what characters assume, ...
Variety20d
Jan-Ole Gerster’s Thriller ‘Islands,’ Starring Sam Riley, Stacy Martin and Jack Farthing, Boarded by Protagonist (EXCLUSIVE)
“With Sam Riley’s captivating performance at its core and Jan Ole Gerster’s masterful direction, the film explores the darker edges of desire and mystery against a sun-drenched backdro ...
‘Islands’ Review: There’s Trouble In Paradise In Jan-Ole Gerster’s Slow-Burn Drama – Berlin Film Festival
Soon after, Jan-Ole Gerster’s slow-burn drama ignites when a watchful new hotel guest, Anne ( Stacy Martin ), arrives wanting tennis lessons for her 7-year-old. But she seems to yearn for something ...
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Islands, Berlin Film Festival review: Sam Riley’s Highsmithian holiday mystery has a wicked backhand
The main character’s life of Riley here – Sam’s, playing Tom – is so believable ... but she gains confidence as the film goes on. Farthing makes an immediately unhappy impression and ...
The Hollywood Reporter2d
‘Islands’ Review: Sam Riley and Stacy Martin in a Sun-Soaked Noir That Lets Its Tension Slacken in the Closing Stretch
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 ...