Film Review – Monster Island (2025)

Writer/director Mike Wiluan heads to the fringes of World War II to inspire his latest film, “Monster Island.” With a title like that, images of rampaging creatures doing battle in a remote part of the world come to mind, but the helmer isn’t aiming for a kaiju battle royal. What’s here is actually small in scale, putting two soldiers from vastly different backgrounds against a sea creature who’s intent on defending its terrain. A long game of survival and communication makes up most of “Monster Island,” though Wiluan is attentive to genre needs, delivering a decent amount of blood and guts for horror fans, and he doesn’t follow a digital path for the most part, making sure the ghoulish beast at the center of the story maintains plenty of man-in-suit appeal. The endeavor certainly strains to reach its already short run time, but there’s a modest amount of entertainment value in the offering, especially for those who enjoy creature features. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com