| The Island Review |
| by Scott Mendelson |
| By Scott Mendelson
In this summer of remakes and sequels (to be fair, most of them thus
far, like Star Wars III, Batman Begins, and the upcoming Bad News
Bears, are quite good), Michael Bay's The Island attempts to stand out
as an original. It sells...more |
| The Island Review |
| by Rick Ferguson |
| How fitting, then, that Michael Bay's most artistically successful
film- and remember that we're grading on a curve here- is also
his biggest bomb. The man who tortured us in his personal cinematic
dungeon with such diabolical instruments as ARMAGEDDON,...more |
| The Island Review |
| by [email protected] |
| Lincoln Six-Echo (McGregor) is a resident of a contained facility in
the mid 21st century. The facility is a carefully controlled
environment, and the residents are told things must be this way due to
a "contamination." It's everybody's hope to win the...more |
| The Island Review |
| by Homer Yen |
| Sci-fi gets sexy thanks to the coupling of
nubile Scarlett Johansson and the semi-dashing
Ewan McGregor. Together, they develop good
chemistry and partnership in this futuristic
thriller, and you may be surprised by the depth
in which you wind up...more |
| The Island Review |
| by Steve Rhodes |
| "Just because people want to eat the burger doesn't mean they want to meet
the cow," McCord (Steve Buscemi) explains to Lincoln Six Echo (Ewan
McGregor) and Jordan Two Delta (Scarlett Johansson), a couple of naive
clones, about why their originals...more |
| The Island Review |
| by samseescinema |
| Director: Michael Bay
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson, Djimon Hounsou, Sean Bean,
Steve Buscemi
Screenwriter: Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Caspian Tredwell-Owen
MPAA Classification: PG-13 (intense sequences of violence and action,
some sexuality...more |
| The Island Review |
| by William Robert |
| The Island is one of those movies that we really have a tough time
reviewing. At Movies for Guys we have a strict "no spoiler" policy, and
this is one of those stories where you really need to go in knowing
nothing about it and just let the story...more |
