Islands (2025) (original) (raw)
Tom, a tennis pro washed up on a holiday island. Now he's the coach at a hotel resort, hitting countless balls over the net to tourists . When he crosses paths with a particular tourist family, it seems he's found an escape of his own.
Tom, a tennis pro washed up on a holiday island. Now he's the coach at a hotel resort, hitting countless balls over the net to tourists . When he crosses paths with a particular tourist family, it seems he's found an escape of his own. (less)
Director: Jan Ole Gerster
Writer: Jan Ole Gerster
Starring: Sam Riley, Stacy Martin, Jack Farthing, Agnes Lindstr�m Bolmgren, Bruna Cus�, Dylan Torrell
Review by Brian Orndorf, January 28, 2026
7 / 10
�Islands� is an unusual film. It�s a mystery in many ways, but it�s also a character study, tracking the days of a washed-up tennis player dealing with the dullness of his life while employed as an instructor for a resort in the Canary Islands. There�s a lot going on with the characters, but co-writer/director Jan-Ole Gerster isn�t interested in raising the dramatic speed limit on the endeavor, trying to remain as slow-burn as possible, allowing viewers to clearly study the story and character reactions. The feature isn�t commanding in a traditional way, despite teasing a few Hitchcockian elem ...read more...
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