Review of Island in the Sun (1957) by Bob W — 12 Nov 2012

It has taken me over three years to finally see this movie and I am so glad that I finally did. Having lived in Grenada for two years I kept hearing stories about this fabled movie that was filmed there, and now I have an opinion about it.

It covers the very controversial issue of race relations on a colonized island struggling for its independence. Mason is the land owner running his doomed campaign for office against the people's man Belafonte. It paints a beautiful picture of the island and what life is like there. There are also romantic relationships four couples and a murder subplot with John Williams playing the detective Colonel. The women were beautiful and enticing, the culture and people were also pleasant and the scenery and music were gorgeous. The film does not solve the problem, it just makes us realize what it is and how it plagues society. It does this in a very appealing manner.