yes, you'll get a hearty helping of Nicolas Cage doing his off-his-rocker thing -- bellowing, eyes bulging, laughing maniacally -- but here he's trapped in a derivative Southern Gothic that promises twists it either fumbles or never delivers
once again, at least there's Nicolas Cage, who strives to be the most interesting thing in the film, portraying mental illness in a way only he can, giving "Grand Isle" the character work it needs more of
far stronger on atmosphere than actual suspense, "Grand Isle" plods along in tedious fashion, not helped by its awkward framing device that gives it the feel of a Southern fried police procedural
both actor and film take these moments seriously, but the issues thus raised are hopelessly trivialized by their context of so much contrived Southern Gothic silliness
by Brian Orndorf [Blu-ray.com ]
