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The Island (2005)

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Reviews Counted:180

Fresh:72

Rotten:108

Average Rating:5.4/10

Consensus: A clone of THX 1183, Coma, and Logan's Run, The Island is another loud and bombastic Michael Bay movie where explosions and chases matter more than characters, dialogue, or plot.

Runtime: 2 hrs 16 mins

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Synopsis: Michael Bay ("Armageddon," "Pearl Harbor") directs the futuristic action thriller "The Island," starring Ewan McGregor ("Star Wars: Episodes I, II & III," "Moulin Rouge!") and Scarlett Johansson... Michael Bay ("Armageddon," "Pearl Harbor") directs the futuristic action thriller "The Island," starring Ewan McGregor ("Star Wars: Episodes I, II & III," "Moulin Rouge!") and Scarlett Johansson ("Lost in Translation," "Girl With a Pearl Earring"). Lincoln Six-Echo (McGregor) is a resident of a seemingly utopian but contained facility in the mid-21st century. Like all of the inhabitants of this carefully controlled environment, Lincoln hopes to be chosen to go to the "The Island"—reportedly the last uncontaminated spot on the planet—until he makes a terrible discovery that everything about his existence is a lie…and that he is actually more valuable dead than alive. Together with a beautiful fellow resident named Jordan Two-Delta (Johansson), Lincoln makes a daring escape to the outside world he's never known. Now, with the forces of the institute that once housed them relentlessly hunting them down, Lincoln and Jordan engage in a desperate race for their lives. Rounding out the main cast of "The Island" are Oscar® nominee Djimon Hounsou ("In America," "Gladiator") as the leader of the security team pursuing Lincoln and Jordan; Sean Bean ("National Treasure," "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy) as the head of the Institute; Steve Buscemi ("Ghost World," "Armageddon") as a man who befriends Lincoln despite working for the institute; and Oscar® nominee Michael Clarke Duncan ("The Green Mile," "Armageddon") as another resident who is elated and envied when he is selected to go to "The Island." Michael Bay directed "The Island" from a screenplay by Caspian Tredwell-Owen and Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci, based on a story by Tredwell-Owen. Walter F. Parkes, Michael Bay and Ian Bryce produced the film, with Laurie MacDonald serving as executive producer. "The Island" is a co-production of DreamWorks Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures, with DreamWorks distributing the film domestically and Warner Bros. handling the international release. -- © Dreamworks [More]

Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Ewan McGregor, Djimon Hounsou, Sean Bean

Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Ewan McGregor, Djimon Hounsou, Sean Bean, Steve Buscemi, Michael Clarke Duncan

Director: Michael Bay

Director: Michael Bay
Screenwriter: Robert Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Caspian Tredwell-Owen
Story: Caspian Tredwell-Owen
Producer: Walter F. Parkes, Michael Bay, Ian Bryce, Laurie MacDonald
Studio: DreamWorks Distribution LLC

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In the mind-numbing final hour... you stop being flabbergasted and just start praying for the end of the movie, this horrible Island vacation.

Full Review Source: Now Playing Magazine | comment Comment
07/22/05
Brent Simon
Brent Simon
Now Playing Magazine

The Best Sci-Fi/Action Film of The Year has Arrived! Set Sail for The Island!

Full Review Source: Eclipse Magazine | comment Comment
07/22/05
Michelle Alexandria
Michelle Alexandria
Eclipse Magazine

High-octane action/thriller with the ominous premise of genetic cloning

Full Review Source: Modamag.com | comment Comment
07/22/05
Susan Granger
Susan Granger
Modamag.com

See this and you'll think someone has harvested your brain.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
07/22/05
E! Online
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But despite all of Bay's best efforts, he still managed, through sheer dumb luck, to wind up with a cracking good sci-fi adventure that doesn't falter until the second half.

Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com | comment Comment
07/22/05
Eric D. Snider
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com

Dimwitted, action-flailing mediocrity....Michael Bay...[said,] "I always say, '**** the critics'"...I'll tell you what I always say: "Michael Bay is a tool."

Full Review Source: Groucho Reviews | comment Comment
07/22/05
Peter Canavese
Peter Canavese
Groucho Reviews

A sci-fi action picture ... that's funny and fun.

Full Review Source: Internet Reviews | comment Comment
07/21/05
Steve Rhodes
Steve Rhodes
Internet Reviews

...an over-simplification of the film's more heady implications and...a whole lot of excuses to blow s**t up.

Full Review Source: Lawrence.com | comment Comment
07/21/05
Eric Melin
Eric Melin
Lawrence.com

Michael Bay delivers what may be a perfect summer movie, with brains and guts beneath sleek, muscular knockout action.

Full Review Source: Netflix | comment Comment
07/21/05
James Rocchi
James Rocchi
Netflix

Contrary to how it appears, The Island is the same overdirected mess that Bay has been serving up for 10 years, only this time disguised as a creative leap forward.

Full Review Source: FilmJerk.com | comment Comment
07/21/05
Brian Orndorf
Brian Orndorf
FilmJerk.com

A smart movie directed in a stupid fashion.

Full Review Source: Las Vegas Weekly | comment Comment
07/21/05
Josh Bell
Josh Bell
Las Vegas Weekly

Bay's relentless bombast is no less irritating here than it was in Pearl Harbor, or Bad Boys II, or The Rock.

Full Review Source: Film Blather | comment Comment
07/21/05
Eugene Novikov
Eugene Novikov
Film Blather

I don't care what anyone says: A Michael Bay movie that boasts a few thought-provoking ideas is absolutely a step in the right direction.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
07/21/05
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

The Island is exactly what you expect from a summer action film with plenty of explosions, an amazing car chase and a beautiful woman.

Full Review Source: WaffleMovies.com | comment Comment
07/21/05
Willie Waffle
Willie Waffle
WaffleMovies.com

Michael Bay is a master at creating money shots for trailers but -- outside most of The Rock and, at least, the attack sequence in Pearl Harbor -- has consistently failed to stimulate anything but the muscles which create migraines.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
07/21/05
Erik Childress
Erik Childress
eFilmCritic.com

The Island is this year's I, Robot.

Full Review Source: Window to the Movies | comment Comment
07/21/05
Jeffrey Chen
Jeffrey Chen
Window to the Movies

The first act holds such promise, but by the end, Bay deflates all rooting interest and throws logic out the window in favor of shootouts and been-there-done-that car chases.

Full Review Source: DustinPutman.com | comment Comment
07/21/05
Dustin Putman
Dustin Putman
DustinPutman.com

Slick entertainment for those satisfied by the well-established genre of mindless summer movies.

Full Review Source: culturevulture.net | comment Comment
07/21/05
Arthur Lazere
Arthur Lazere
culturevulture.net

For movies of this type, it rarely gets better than 'you could do worse.'

Full Review Source: Flipside Movie Emporium | comment Comment
07/21/05
Rob Vaux
Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium

Nothing the actors could have done would have lifted 'The Island' beyond video-game level

Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews | comment Comment
07/21/05
Donald J. Levit
Donald J. Levit
ReelTalk Movie Reviews
 
 
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