The Island (2005)
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Critic 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.
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| Rating: | PG-13 (for intense sequences of violence and action, some sexuality and language) |
| Genre: | Drama, Action & Adventure, Science Fiction & Fantasy |
| Directed By: | Michael Bay |
| Written By: | Robert Kurtzman, Caspian Tredwell-Owen, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci |
| US Box Office: | €35.8M |
| Runtime: |
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Critic Reviews for The Island
All Critics (196) | Top Critics (40) | Fresh (77) | Rotten (117) | DVD (26)
As usual, Bay stages the action at a breakneck pace that's never frenetic enough to obscure his film's plot holes and logical lapses.
A grim example of the worst impulses of Hollywood filmmaking in the 2000s given unfettered room to flourish.
For the second half of the film, it's all chase and chase and chase some more, with little audience involvement in how it turns out.
The Island is very much a Michael Bay film, with all of the stylistic touches that entails.
Only in a Bay movie can we sit for two hours watching super models trying to survive a world of supermodels and fast cars.
A stunning futuristic thriller about cloning and immortality, The Island combines spectacle with controversy.
Audience Reviews for The Island
Michael Bay is one of those directors that stir mixed emotion with film goers because he makes films that just don't really stand out. Personally, I find him hit and miss. He has made some good and bad films. The Island is one of his finest picture since The Rock, and after the train wreck that was Pearl Harbor, Bay seem to craft a much better movie that erased the mistakes he made directing Pearl Harbor. The plot of The Island is nothing new, but it definitely is entertaining and memorable. Add to that some terrific performances from its cast, and you have one of Michael Bay's strongest efforts along with The Rock and Transformers. The action, thrills are top notch and suck you in right from the first frame to the closing credits and is a blistering action picture that might impress even the most critical of Bay's work. Like I said, the story here is nothing new and it's been done before but the strength of the action and performances is really what keeps you involved from start to finish, and This is a must watch for any one that enjoys the dystopian genre or a good, well paced popcorn action science fiction picture. Michael Bay can make at times some good movies, and The Island is proof of that. His biggest problem as a director is that he can't seem to tell a truly compelling story, which resonates with the viewer. However here, he seems to capture a good character relation with the two leads, and it adds so much to the film. For m, The Rock and Transformers are his best films, but The Island joining that short list of films that he has made that is actually worth seeing. Give this one a chance; you might be surprised at how Bay tackles the dystopian genre, and he was able to pull off something entertaining and fun. The Island is flawed, but also shows the fact that under the rare occasion, Bay can direct something watchable.
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I saw "The Island" before I knew that everyone was supposed to hate Michael Bay. And you know what? I really enjoyed it. I'm not going to change my opinion to conform to the masses. I found this film to be very entertaining and even disturbing at times. Sure, it does resort to explosions and over the top action seen in all Michael Bay films, but it's the story that keeps you interested as well as the many concepts that are introduced.
Super Reviewer
Not really suited to Ewan McGregor or Johannson. The Island is a typical Michael Bay film with a bad script and too many un exciting explosions.
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The Island Quotes
| Merrick: | We're going to have to put you under some tests. |
| Lincoln Six Echo: | What kind of tests? |
| Merrick: | Nice tests... |
| Tom Lincoln: | Lots and lots of sex. |
| Lincoln Six Echo: | What's God? |
| Jordan Two Delta: | What's a court of law? |
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