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“Grade: B Universal Pictures will release “Forgotten Island” in theaters on Friday, September 25.”
“The other Aswang we meet along the way each reflect Jo and Raissa’s predicament to a more nebulous extent.”
“Both girls are rattled by the thought of being apart, but a healthy friendship is better sustained by the magic of shared memories than by the fear of being forgotten.”
“Jo and Raissa leap off the screen, even when the movie around them threatens to bury the girls under an avalanche of loud stuff .”
“Powered by WordPress.com VIP Film Review ‘Forgotten Island’ Review: A Fun, Hyper, Kid-Friendly Riff on ‘The Hangover’ Steeped in Filipino Folklore There's a LOT going on in Dreamworks Animation's latest film, but the friendship at its center holds the story together.”
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“One of them is a three-eyed, eight-foot-tall, 200-year-old baby named Bungi Tiyanak (voiced by Manny Jacinto) who’s so attached to his mother that she literally needs to sever her umbilical cord in order to join Jo and Raissa’s JRPG party; his arc gestures towards the need to leave home and stand on your own too feet.”
“Jo is particularly drawn to a dreaded flying vampire-like creature known as Manang (Lea Salonga), who can separate her body at the hips and stalk her prey from both sides at once.”
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“That Manang is kept to the shadows for most of the story is typical of today’s mainstream animation, in which villains are little more than malformed ideas made flesh, but at least the heroes in this story feel like people who exist to do more than serve a theme.”
“By David Ehrlich Plus icon David Ehrlich davidehrlich More stories by David ‘Resident Evil’ Review: Zach Cregger’s Relentless Adaptation Is the Future of Video Game Movies, Even When Too Goofy for Its Own Good Read more ‘The History of Concrete’ Review: John Wilson Illustrates How to Get Over a Beloved TV Show with a Moving and Hilarious Meditation on Death Read more ‘The Surgeon’ Review: Michelle Yeoh Doctors a Gang of Mobsters to Death in a Fun Little Action Movie That Gets by on Its Grossness Read more September 22, 2026 10:00 am Add us as a Google Preferred Source 'Forgotten Island' DreamWorks Animation Share Share on Facebook Post Share on LinkedIn Show more sharing options Submit to Reddit Pin it Post to Tumblr Email Print This Page Share on WhatsApp There is a lot going on in Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado’s “ Forgotten Island ,” a heartfelt but exhaustingly hyper-frenetic Dreamworks Animation comedy that remixes “Superbad,” “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” and “The Hangover” into a rave-like children’s adventure steeped in Filipino folklore.”
““Forgotten Island” may not meaningfully follow through on that emotional connection, but Franco lends Raww the perfect mix of cartoon eagerness and vulnerability, and the “spontaneous transformation” concept is a clever way of externalizing how feelings can take on a life of their own.”
“I’m less sure how the forgettable tree giant Datu (Jo Koy) or the dehydrated Prince Mermahn (Kevin McCann as a shriveled water ghoul who puffs up into a vain merman with too much lip filler and “a photogenic memory” whenever he gets wet) are meant to contour the main characters.”
“Don’t expect a clear sequence of events as Jo and Raissa work their way toward finding the MacGuffin — “Forgotten Island” moves too fast to explain where it’s going, as Crawford and Mercado’s script would rather emphasize that each of the girls feels differently about getting there.”
“Thematically linked to Jo and Raissa by his own insecurities, Raww — Franco’s giddy weredog — is a shape-shifting loner who’s desperate to hold onto his newfound human friends, even though (or especially because) he can’t even hold onto himself.”
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“Getting back home will require them to retrace their steps, meet up with the “Wild Pack” of party monsters they’ve already forgotten along the way (matching tattoos are involved), and find the key to re-opening that portal.”
“The good news is that Nakali is a fun place for a whirlwind tour, a bright storybook fantasia of cyan and magenta whose forests, temples, and craggy shores are home to an eye-popping ecosystem of mythological creatures (or “Aswang,” as they’re broadly referred to in Filipino folklore).”
“The characters make sure of that.”
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