Island

This movie is about a young girl searching for her birth mother...and revenge. Along the way, she finds her biological mother and a brother she never knew she had set amongst the background of a mysterious island. The movie starts with Nikki sharing a fairy tale, which plays beautifully into the movie later on. (won't say too much, don't want to ruin it). The movie carries on through Nikki, the main character, and what kind of life she's had since being abandoned at birth. Containing various flashbacks of life as a kid in the foster care system, her past is bleak, painful and riddled with dark undercurrents. When she finds birth mother, she is very cold and uncaring of anyone or anything but her son Calum, Nikki's half brother played by Colin Morgan. Nikki's anger is palpable, but she manages to keep most of it hidden. You can't help but feel for Nikki despite her wish to want her mother dead. Colin Morgan does a FANTASTIC job (also with a new, really convincing accent as well) as her strangely eccentric, head in the clouds half brother who wonders the cliffs near the seas. He shares fairy tales/folk stories with Nikki and shows her about the island, all while collecting little trinkets, bottles, shoes, whatever "treasures" he finds. He plays this part with so much honesty and adorable, child-like naivete he can't help but become your favorite of the movie. Natalie Press plays Nikki with so much stifled anger, yet clever manipulation you are actually with and behind her most of the way. However, how far will Nikki go to get the truth?This is a truly great movie, but it has some disturbing elements to it. So be aware, this should probably be viewed by adults only. Still, as a whole, I loved this movie and have watched it more than once. My particularly favorite part is the end and I might have that part set on replay! Should check this out, worth the buy!

I bought this film because it starred Colin Morgan who I feel is an up and coming actor and I wanted to see if he could deliver and he did. He became well know in his role of Merlin in the BBC series of the same name. In the last disc of the series, when he was asked what he wanted to do in the future, he said that he wanted challenging roles. Well, he has found them. I found he in "Parked" where he plays a young man on drugs who befriends a homeless man (Colm Meany) and this story "Island." This is a dark tale in every sense of the word. The scenes are all dark in almost a black and gray background. It revolves basically three people. Nikki Black who is a very angry 39 year old woman who was raised in the orphan/foster system who has found out who her birth mother is and who has set out to find out why she was given up and then to kill her. She meets up with her mother under the guise of doing research of the area. Her mother Phliss Loverage has a son Calum MacLoud. The film is very slow moving as it should be as this is not an action thriller with car chases and buildings being blown up but more a suspense film.. There are two surprises at the end.that should make you shout "What!" I give it a four star

Bored out of my mind! I gave it two stars for Colin Morgan (Merlin) he did a very good job with his part, his was the only character I could even care about. The rest of this cast is about as exciting as watching grass grow, I did it and the grass growing is more exciting. Angry girl put up for adoption, many years later wants to kill her mother and she finds her and a brother. There you have it. Now let me say something about the horrible acting job that Natalie Press did. shrill and a shrew. I must confess I made it 64 minutes before I turned it off. Oh another reason for the 2 stars...the island scenery (the Hebrides) are beautiful. That's all

Odd but interesting, plus Colin Morgan :)

I think Colin Morgan is an amazing actor, but I didn't think the film really complimented him. He certainly made it worth watching for his was the highlight of the movie. To be fair...I just finished the "Merlin" series and loved every episode! I may go back and watch it again:)

I first watched this movie because it has Colin Morgan in it, but I have since become a convert to the story, to the point where I bought the book! I find it not a pleasant story, but a very human one. I like the psychology of the story. From the first sentence we know that someone is doomed! To describe it any further would give the whole story away!

Definitely worth watching, although the "F" word is used frequently...not really keen on that....but really sweet story line and Morgan and Press put out excellent performances both individually and together. This show is very dark and moody with a surprise ending.

This was a lot darker than I expected and they left one major part of the show rather ambiguous which makes it disturbing. Wonderful acting on the part of Colin Morgan, of course. I would never call it a fairy tale. Natalie Press also did a good job playing her part. I am not familiar with her as an actress; I bought this so I could watch Colin Morgan, to scrutinize his talent. The setting is perfect in making this a dark and foreboding film. Overall, if you like dark, psychological thrillers, this movie won't disappoint you.