Review of The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996) by Mike H — 20 Dec 2010
While the first several minutes are nothing special, they are interesting and well-played enough that you think "The Island of Dr. Moreau" won't be as bad as you remember or as bad as you assumed it would be.
But when the film starts taking significant missteps, it fails completely to self-correct, and instead closes its eyes and charges forward. By the end of the movie, you realize: "If only they hadn't done THAT, they wouldn't have progressed into doing THAT, they then wouldn't have taken the movie THERE, and we wouldn't be stuck in the middle of a totally unraveled plot.
" There was too much money and not enough ideas to let this film marinade in the things that initially went right when production started. All that remains are three decent leads trapped in the middle of a regrettably disposable semi-cult film.
This review of The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996) was written by Mike H on 20 Dec 2010.
The Island of Dr. Moreau has generally received negative reviews.
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