The "deadly isolation" of the film's title reflects the life of Susan Mandaway, who resides alone in a large house on Branford Island in New England after the tragic death of her husband Ron. Mr. and Mrs. Mandaway were artists, and Susan has never come to terms with Ron's death, which was ruled a suicide.
A stranger named Jeff Watkins arrives on the island, and Jeff is the most interesting character in the film, next to Susan's adorable dog Nelson. Jeff and his partner Kyle had worked with Ron in a diamond heist worth $12 million. Susan allows Jeff to reside in her home after he was injured in a boating mishap. The injury was self-inflicted as Jeff's goal is to search the premises for the diamonds. Instead, Jeff starts to fall in love with Susan.
The filmmakers were successful in sustaining interest during the budding romance of Susan and Jeff, which occupies the midsection of the film. The saddest moment of the film was when Jeff murders the nice cop, Kirby, who had conducted an investigation and learned that Jeff's story did not add up.
The only shortcoming of the film was in the denouement that was too brief and did not tie up the loose ends. The mysterious Ron Mandaway was evidently terminally ill, and he seems to have fenced the diamonds in order to leave Susan a sizable amount of cash assets. But did Susan actually inherit $12 million dollars? The ending could have been tidier.
A stranger named Jeff Watkins arrives on the island, and Jeff is the most interesting character in the film, next to Susan's adorable dog Nelson. Jeff and his partner Kyle had worked with Ron in a diamond heist worth $12 million. Susan allows Jeff to reside in her home after he was injured in a boating mishap. The injury was self-inflicted as Jeff's goal is to search the premises for the diamonds. Instead, Jeff starts to fall in love with Susan.
The filmmakers were successful in sustaining interest during the budding romance of Susan and Jeff, which occupies the midsection of the film. The saddest moment of the film was when Jeff murders the nice cop, Kirby, who had conducted an investigation and learned that Jeff's story did not add up.
The only shortcoming of the film was in the denouement that was too brief and did not tie up the loose ends. The mysterious Ron Mandaway was evidently terminally ill, and he seems to have fenced the diamonds in order to leave Susan a sizable amount of cash assets. But did Susan actually inherit $12 million dollars? The ending could have been tidier.