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Jul 21, 2005 · “The Island” runs 136 minutes, but that’s not long for a double feature. The first half of Michael Bay’s new film is a spare, creepy science fiction parable, and then it shifts into a high-tech action picture.
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A cross between ‘70s sci-fi thrillers Logan’s Run and Coma, The Island had the potential to be a great think piece that posed serious philosophical questions about medical ethics and what it means to be human. So who thought to ask Michael Bay, he of the exploding everything, to direct this movie?
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The Island: Directed by Michael Bay. With Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson, Djimon Hounsou, Sean Bean. In 2019, a mercenary pursues a man and woman who escaped a research facility after learning their true fate.
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- Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
- Michael Bay
- 2005-07-22
In 2019, Lincoln Six Echo (Ewan McGregor) and Jordan Two Delta (Scarlett Johansson) are best friends in a repressive and intriguing society, where everybody expects to win the lottery. The prize is to move to a paradisiacal island outside the domes that protect the dwellers against the contaminated environment.
Overlooked Movies: The Island (2005) Recommendation. Out of all the movies in Michael Bay's filmography, The Island is a movie not many people seem to talk about. It was the last movie Bay released before Transformers and was probably overshadowed by that franchise.
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. Read Critics...
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- Action, Sci-Fi
- PG-13
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Jul 22, 2005 · A O Scott reviews movie The Island, directed by Michael Bay and starring Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson; photo (M)