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6.1 out of 10

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  • Starring: Djimon Hounsou, Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson, Steve Buscemi
  • Summary: Lincoln Six-Echo (McGregor) is a resident of a seemingly utopian but contained facility in the mid-21st century. Like all the inhabitants of this carefully constructed environment, Lincoln hopes to be chosen to go to "The Island" -- reportedly the last uncontaminated spot on the plant -- until he makes a terrible discovery that everything about his existence is a lie. (Warner Bros.)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 21 out of 38
  3. Negative: 4 out of 38
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    75
    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. Both halves work.
  2. Empire
    Reviewed by: Olly Richards
    60
    Like its slack-jawed clones, The Island is full of energy and incredibly pretty but burdened with only the minimum of smarts.
  3. Rolling Stone
    Reviewed by: Peter Travers
    38
    A borrowed idea -- hello, "Blade Runner," hi there, "Matrix" -- but an idea nonetheless.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 75 out of 115
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 115
  3. Negative: 25 out of 115
  1. VinnyV
    10
    Amazing Movie, It has action, love, humor, and conspiracy all mixed into one. Definitely a good one.
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. grandpajoe6191
    5
    Its always the same thing for Michael Bay; the picture's big, but the result is small. "The Island" is no better.
    • 3 of 3 users said yes
  3. vinee
    3
    I think it's much better than The Sixth Day, worst characters, worst acting, worst story, worst movie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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