Jekyll Island

This film is definitely worth watching. It provides all of the drama, intrigue and suspense that is needed to make the film entertaining. The actors do a wonderful job and the scenary is beautiful. Kudos to all involved in the making of this movie!

I only caught the end of this movie, but I thought it was neat as a citizen of Jekyll for the last 20 years, I dont remember a movie being made with this title...I remember a movie starring Robert Redford (I cant remember the title) and I remember the latest movie filmed here (The Legend of Bagger Vance) but I cant remember this one. Yet, without a doubt it is Jekyll, down to SummerWaves (the water park) and Clam Creek (the pier and the beach with the overblown trees). The only thing i noticed that I did not approve of is that SummerWaves and Clam Creek are on opposite sides of the island, not right next to each other as the movie suggests.....

The character Alex Madison would be perfect for a series. By day he teaches class; by night and weekends he runs around as a master thief, interacting with good and bad guys, having exciting escapades. Of course, Ronnie is always one step behind him, trying to foil him and prove that he is indeed the master thief. OK, Don, start writing.....

My goodness! Let me catch my breath and say that all of the people who gave a critique prior to this one, either were crew on this film or they must have thought that "FREDDIE GOT FINGERED" was a classic work of art! Need I say more? Jekyll Island was the worst film I have ever seen. The absolute worst! The story was painfully trite! The lead Don Mogavero is constantly in frame! What was the director thinking? This guy not only isn't appealing but he cannot act! Please stop writing and acting in films Mr. Mogavero and as for the Director? Who is Ken Dupuis? Thank God we will never know. Obviously Mr. Dupuis has seen one too many episodes of Dallas and Dynasty in the 80's! Thank God this one stopped directing. As for the female lead...she over acted so strongly that honey was dripping from her, she too saw too many evening soaps. Too much drama with no story and simply pathetic. I made Blockbuster give me my money back and they actually did! The manager agreed to because so many others had complained before me regarding this rental. It's not a "B" movie it's an "W" movie for your "Wasted Time." One would be better off renting anything but this one. ANYTHING!

Don Mogavero wrote and starred in this film. He's a non-descript non-actor but somehow convinced or bent the producer's arm to take the lead in this movie. Therefore you get a slight b-film that becomes laughable. Not that even a top quality actor could save this film, but at least a mediocre Swayze or Lou Diamond Phillips could have kept this thing slickly entertaining. As it is you're taken out of the film every time Mogavero utters his lines, plodding through his own script like an accountant bored with his job. Thankfully the delightful Olivia Burnette is on screen to make him and the film better than it would otherwise be if an equally non-descript actress were cast in the part. And Brion James and Everett McGill help as well. But back to Mogavero: he wrote it and it makes no better sense than his playing the lead in it. He never writes the Burnette character properly. She chases after his thief character and sticks around him without motivation. His character accepts her knowing immediately who he is even after all his speechifying earlier about leaving no clues behind about his identity. Oh, and he also goes on about the "master thief has a reverence for human life and avoids killing at all costs" then later goes out of his way to kill the sheriff. And the best thing of all in this vanity film is to see Mogavero include scenes of himself as an action hero knocking people out like he's some kind of Steven Seagal. Don't waste your time on this unless you're a fan of Olivia Burnette.