Island Zero

2018 "Every thing needs to eat."
4.7| 1h40m| NR| en
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A fishing community on a remote Maine island finds itself suddenly cut off from the rest of the world after the ferry stops coming. When people start to vanish, the terrified survivors realize that someone - or something - is hunting them.

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Beystiman It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.
Glucedee It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.
AnhartLinkin This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.
Josephina Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.
Claudio Carvalho The low-budget "Island Zero" is a film with an intriguing premise: in an island in Maine, the village is isolated from the continent without the ferry, phone line and Internet. Out of the blue, residents vanish while the survivors have to ration the water and food. What is hunting them down? A biologist may have the answer. The development has moments of soap opera but is not bad and the solution for the budget restriction is smart, making the creatures invisible and saving the costs in CGI. However the conclusion is disappointing and gives the sensation that something is missing. In the end, "Island Zero" looks like the pilot of a TV series. My vote is five.Title (Brazil): Not Available
tdrish Island Zero is clearly a very low budget film. I wasn't quite expecting that, as I recognized some of the names attached to the project. Chinese/American mystery author Tess Gerritson, who wrote many bestselling books such as The Surgeon was the writer for this, which drew my attention. Island Zero doesn't have a lot of money to work with, but for what they had to work with, I would say this was a fair attempt. Not perfect by any stretch of the imagination, the cameras used for the film are far from amazing, in fact, quite laughable at the generic quality, however, all is forgiven from me for the few surprises that lay ahead. I do not like the opening scene, a dog is killed off ( her name was Sweetie, how cute!), and we learn in the very beginning that there is something out there in the waters that is killing off any form of life, weather it be animal , marine, or in the fishermans case, human. The suspense and intense atmosphere seal the films solidity, giving us a feel that we are out there with them. In fact, some scenes, I actually felt sea sick. Let's say this, if The Blair Witch Project was transformed into the open waters, that would be Island Zero. So expect that, and accept that. If you're expecting a real gory horror movie, you may be disappointed. There's one, maybe two gory scenes in the entire film. For the most part, this movie doesn't concentrate on trying to gross you out, it doesn't even try to spook you. If you ask me, this was more of a mystery then a horror or scary movie. What's out there, what does it look like? So if you're looking for a high body count thriller, move on. If, however, you're tired of the ordinary, and want to move on to something a little more...intelligent, then by all means, dip into this fantasy.
omendata This is another film that shows you dont need a massive budget to make a half decent horror film.Loved the music and setting; reminded me of John Carpenters THE FOG.Acting was good, story was novel and even the low budget special effects were used well and most importantly it had a really eerie almost Lovecraftian atmosphere. The director of this film certainly knows a lot more than most of the so called horror directors these days and does it all on a limited budget - good camera work and setting but the music was what sets this one apart and puts it up a rung on the horror ladder.I was not expecting much going into this but I came out with a lot more than expected.If you like to find low budget niche horror movies you will love this one!
Colin Christian A group of people living on a small island in New England find themselves cut off from the mainland,no ferry,no supplies,no power,no internet. At first,the obvious limitations of the budget was a little worrying,but the cast,the story,and the writing really made up for it,and I found myself absorbed in the lives of these people,and the lurking horror out of sight. The first 45 minutes are very effective,and I do wish they had stuck to this instead of the later attempts at sci-fi action,which is rarely possible on such a small budget. There are a few bits of gore,which seemed to be the wrong color to me,next time up the red and shiny! The second half was OK, and with a larger budget I could see this movie doing very well,I really liked the setup and the atmosphere and paranoia of the first half was very well done indeed. So,a mixed bag,I was hoping that the apocalyptic Lovecraftian feel of the first half would continue through the whole film,perhaps the filmmakers would go that route on another movie? Because there's lots of promise here,a damn fine effort. The doctor's identity drove me nuts,until I realized she was in Planes Trains and Automobiles!! She was fantastic,a great character,I liked the film and would watch it again.