Review of The Isle (2000) by Melissa Y — 02 Jun 2008
Ki-duk kim has a thing for twisted love storys,and this one is no exception...wow...However it really does not come off that way. In fact it actually seams like one of his lighter films. A down on his luck guy with nothing to live for meets a quiet recluse in charge of a fishing lake.
You even really like the main characters. The girl is done really well in a way that be easy to mess up or overdo. She doent speak(at all) but she is MORE then able to be heard or understood. Witch fits the film really well actually.
Even in the silence, whole volumes are being said. Thats kinda the point of the story I think. Its not what you say ,but what you do/feel/show that matters really. This is a tragic love story though. One of our lovers has lost his faith in love.
The other has not really felt it in so long shes kinda fuzzy on what it is anymore. In its own quiet way this film draws you in and makes you really feel for the characters. Be warned though, that is just the bait on a fisherman's hook here.
Letting you eat the bait and really sink you teeth into this film. For when this film jerks, it jerks HARD. Leaving you writhing and gasping for air on the dock wondering WTF? just happened. Great film, but not for the sqeemish.
This review of The Isle (2000) was written by Melissa Y on 02 Jun 2008.
The Isle has generally received positive reviews.
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