The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)

A film review by Christopher Null - Copyright © 2001 Filmcritic.com

A glaring example of just how bad Hollywood can be, the second remake of The Island of Lost Souls is undoubtedly the worse of the two. Marlon Brando wins the prize as worst actor ever, a beached whale in clown makeup with a (really) little person (sporting a fleshy tail, natch) as his mute sidekick. The story adds nothing to the Dr. Moreau legend -- with David Thewlis a plane crash victim who is semi-imprisoned on the island along with a megalomaniacal Val Kilmer -- aside from some modern-day genetic engineering reactionism and some of the cheesiest special effects this side of Ed Wood. Simply awful, a train wreck that takes two hours.

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Rating

1.0 out of 5 Stars

Cast and Crew

  • Director: John Frankenheimer
  • Producer: Edward R. Pressman
  • Screenwriter: Richard Stanley, Ron Hutchinson
  • Stars: Marlon Brando, Val Kilmer, David Thewlis, Fairuza Balk, Ron Perlman
  • MPAA Rating: PG-13