The Island

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The Island

PG-13

Released Jul 22, 2005

2h 16m

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Sci-Fi

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In 2019 a mercenary (Djimon Hounsou) pursues two clones (Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson) who escaped from a research facility after learning their true fate.

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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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Olly Richards

Empire Magazine

Like its slack-jawed clones, The Island is full of energy and incredibly pretty but burdened with only the minimum of smarts.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 7, 2006

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Nathan Rabin

AV Club

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.

Sep 26, 2005

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Nev Pierce

BBC.com

[T]here's plenty to enjoy in the more intimate, character-based moments, if you can cope with the relentlessly overblown action that surrounds them.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 9, 2005

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Everything at the resolution is a little too simple and neat.

Rated: 5/10

Jan 17, 2025

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...an agreeable sci-fi-friendly premise that’s employed to progressively tiresome (and flat-out interminable) effect by Bay...

Rated: 1.5/4

Nov 17, 2024

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Leigh Paatsch

Herald Sun (Australia)

So-so sci-fi that will effortlessly chew up two and a half hours on your life if you feel like dropping your guard (and expectations).

Rated: 2.5/5

Jun 2, 2020

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Peter F

This movie was awesome I don't know what's wrong with people. Compared to movies today the plot slaps.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/24/25

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Dave H

This is one of those very rare movies that are perfectly cast, acted, and directed. It will age well.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/05/25

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Ben P

If auteur theory is to be believed, then Michael Bay may just be one of the most interesting directors working today. For 30 years, he has made essentially the same movies, surviving the whims of the Hollywood studio system, the rise of digital filmmaking, and the new world of streaming. The 59-year-old is one of the few to come through unscathed, partially because he managed to land his own franchise, but also because his films are almost critic-proof. Stupid, dorky, infantile, explosive, misogynistic—he's heard it all since Bad Boys in 1995 and has, for better or worse, not changed a thing (if anything, he’s gone even deeper). Full review on my Substack: https://benpatten.substack.com/

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/11/25

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Gregory S

Thought that it is one of the smarter Bay movies, which isn’t saying a whole lot. The cinematography and action scenes are great. However, not smart enough for the questions that it actually strives to answer. I wish Nolan or Spielberg would have tackled this movie instead.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/03/25

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TI H

Great concept (which I won't reveal as a spoiler) and competent acting. At least one incredibly difficult scene to watch (in a good way), involving a lottery winner. Sadly--very sadly--this movie devolves into an over-the-top action film, and I lost ALL interest. Dudes, if you are presenting the audience with a fantasy concept, you need more realism to suspend the audience's disbelief. You don't suddenly turn your two Orwellian protagonists into action gods. Eff you for ruining a movie was originally enjoying. Eff you.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

05/20/25

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Faiz D

I have just one word for this film and that's PATHETIC!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

05/13/25

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In 2019 a mercenary (Djimon Hounsou) pursues two clones (Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson) who escaped from a research facility after learning their true fate.

Director: Michael Bay
Producer: Walter F. Parkes, Laurie MacDonald, Ian Bryce
Screenwriter: Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Caspian Tredwell-Owen
Distributor: DreamWorks SKG
Production Co: DreamWorks Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Intense Sequence of Violence|Action|Language|Some Sexuality)
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 22, 2005, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 6, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $35.8M
Runtime: 2h 16m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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