The Island

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The Island

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The Island

Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson, Djimon Hounsou, Sean Bean, Steve Buscemi, Ethan Phillips, Shawnee Smith, Michael Clarke Duncan

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 ...( read more  read more... )be chosen to go to the "The Island," reportedly the last uncontaminated spot on the planet. But Lincoln soon discovers that everything about his existence is a lie. He and all of the other inhabitants of the facility are actually human clones whose only purpose is to provide "spare parts" for their original human counterparts. Realizing it is only a matter of time before he is "harvested," Lincoln makes a daring escape with a fellow resident named Jordan Two-Delta (Johansson). Pursued by the forces of the institute that once housed them, Lincoln and Jordan engage in a race for their lives to literally meet their makers.

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  • organgrinder136
    November 6, 2009
    organgrinder136
    maginificant action sequences/special effects with great drama and a little light comedy to boot! another michael bay blockbuster success
  • SirPant
    September 28, 2009
    SirPant
    Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson, Djimon Hounsou and Steve Buscemi. How did this film go so wrong? Michael Bay, that?s what! Watch Logan's Run instead or THX 1138 or the news or read a book, have a bath?
  • phubbs1
    July 18, 2009
    phubbs1
    Apart from the bad casting of Mcgregor this is a good sci-fi romp that looks gorgeous and is a thrill a minute. Not too original but it flows well with great action and good futuristic concepts and ideas. Could be a modern day 'Blade Runner', just afew tweaks needed. The film rea...( read more)lly does look very good, well worth the viewing for that, very good design here.
  • Darksome
    July 1, 2009
    Darksome
    Seemed liked an different type of movie, about an hour in, it finally started to get interesting.
  • TheMachinist
    May 23, 2009
    TheMachinist
    "You've been chosen. The Island awaits you."

    What if you would find out that your whole life is nothing but a lie? That your only purpose is to bring life to someone who looks exactly like you but is not you? Michael Bay's shot at the scifi thriller genre turns out to be a quite...( read more) exciting piece of cinema but it also has some faults.

    The first half of the movie is very interesting and suspense at its best. Bay really knows how to make perfect action sequences. The scene where the two lead characters are on a truck and they're being chased by mercenaries is brilliant. It does resemble the action of 'The Matrix' movies.

    But when Lincoln (Ewan McGregor) and Jordan (Scarlett Johansson) meets Lincoln's original self, the movie does lose some of its appeal for some time. After that the film shows some glimpses of good cinema but never manages to match the first half of the film. And the mandatory sex scene is nothing but an embarrassment and should've been cut from the film.

    McGregor and Johansson would not have been my choices for the leads. Okay, McGregor has been involved in the 'Star Wars' franchise and knows how to be in action movies but Johansson, who I admit is gorgeous looking, seems a bit lost throughout the movie. Sean Bean is once again the bad guy and knows how to do his thing but the real scene stealer is Steve Buscemi. Always liked him and still do. A face everyone knows but I still think that he's a bit underrated.

    "What's God?
    - Well, you know, when you want something really bad and you close your eyes and you wish for it? God's the guy that ignores you."

    Bay has made successful movies in the past. Most of his movies have been hits and brought lots of money to the production studios. 'The Island' was somewhat of a failure but although it gave less money back, it surely is way better than 'Pearl Harbor'... The action is solid and the film does manage to hold the interest 'til the end of the film. Some plot holes occur but that's common in these big budget, blockbuster intended movies.
  • FutureMrsNeeson
    December 2, 2009
    FutureMrsNeeson
    Ewan McGregor is in it so I NEED 2 SEE IT!!!!
  • Yelverton
    November 20, 2009
    Yelverton
    Yeah, this was as bad as everyone said it was.
  • ythelastman89
    November 18, 2009
    ythelastman89
    This has to be the only Michael Bay movie i've thoroughly enjoyed. Mainly it goes to the casting and concept, which were both phenomenal. Yes, it's not perfect and it has a couple more explosions than were necessary but I was expecting that going in. Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Jo...( read more)hansson worked extremely well together and made each others characters a lot of fun.
  • millhouse9
    November 15, 2009
    millhouse9
    i really enjoyed this film. it was different than i expected but that was not a bad thing.
    the story of the island, this macial place where the chosen ones are sent to continue the human race. however things are not what they seen, and ewan mcgregor had his suspisions.
    this wa...( read more)s an entraping film that kept you watching. it was well done and a clever story line. an exciting futuristic film.
  • formerwowaddic
    November 12, 2009
    formerwowaddic
    great casting, Scarlet looked hot, and awesome action
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