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The Island (2005) -- A man goes on the run after he discovers that he is actually a "harvested being", and is being kept along with others in a utopian facility.
The Island (2005) -- A man goes on the run after he discovers that he is actually a "harvested being", and is being kept along with others in a utopian facility.

Overview

User Rating:
6.9/10   70,866 votes
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Director:
Michael Bay
Writers (WGA):
Caspian Tredwell-Owen (screenplay) and
Alex Kurtzman (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
22 July 2005 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller more
Tagline:
Your time will come... more
Plot:
A man goes on the run after he discovers that he is actually a "harvested being", and is being kept along with others in a utopian facility. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(67 articles)
Who is Mike Bay?
 (From JoBlo. 1 July 2009, 8:20 PM, PDT)

Alex Kurtzman And Roberto Orci Nab A ‘License To Steal’
 (From MTV Movies Blog. 29 June 2009, 1:00 PM, PDT)

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Good Action Thriller more

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, some sexuality and language.
Runtime:
136 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Company:
DreamWorks SKG more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
This is the first Michael Bay film not produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Lima One Alpha is being poisoned shortly after giving birth, we see a toe tag on her right big toe; in the next shot, it has moved to her left foot. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
God-Like Man: You're special. You have a very special purpose in life. You've been chosen. The Island awaits you.
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Movie Connections:
Features Shrek (2001) more
Soundtrack:
Kyrie from Missa Papae Marcelli more

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82 out of 143 people found the following comment useful:-
Good Action Thriller, 19 July 2005
7/10
Author: DarDarDetroit from United States

I saw the movie at the Detroit red carpet premiere on Monday, July 18. In attendance were Michael Clarke Duncan and Djimon Hounsou.

The movie reminded me very much of Total Recall and The Matrix, not only with the plot line, but with its intensity. This was a very good summer action thriller. It was a little slow at first but once Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson's characters discovered that they were clones, the action picked up immensely.

I was a little surprise about the lack of time Duncan was in the movie. Hounsou did a fabulous job as the hired gun. I am not a Ewan McGregor fan but I think he did a great job as Lincoln Six Echo and Tom Lincoln, especially when both Six Echo and Lincoln were in the same scenes together. Johansson looked good on the screen but her dialogue was limited.

Steve Buscemi did an funny job in his supporting role as McCord, the human buddy of Lincoln Six Echo. The scene when Johansson's character, Jordan Two Delta, and McCord go through McCord's closet to find some normal clothes for Johansson is a riot.

As parts of the movie was shot in Detroit (See when Ewan and Scarlett arrive in L.A.), I was looking for shots of the Motor City. In this sense, the movie did an excellent job making Detroit and "L.A." look really snazzy. However, in two shots of downtown "L.A.", you will see on the side of one of the buildings, a giant mural of Stevie Yzerman in his Red and White Red Wings jersey. I don't know if this was a goof, but it was interesting to think of why Yzerman would be on the side of a building in L.A. forty years hence.

Overall, I give it a seven. If you are a giant action and science fiction fan, you should not miss The Island.

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