Review of The Island (2005) by Rialto — 12 Aug 2021
Very intense action/romance/mystery/thriller/conspiracy flick from Michael Bay. Michael Bay's best movies are The Rock, Bad Boys, Armageddon and The Island, out of the cluster of his cinematic repertoire.
I was really surprised at how much I laughed during this film. Make no mistake, there are some very intense and troubling parts of this film, but there is also a lot of good-natured humor in it. Ewan McGregor plays the perfect "innocent", too, which is where much of the comedy comes from.
If you like to see things go *boom*, this film will give you the most "bang for your buck" that I've ever seen. I was afraid it would be too similar to Logan's Run or the Matrix to be interesting, but it was really a very well written, directed and acted sci-fi action movie.
This review of The Island (2005) was written by Rialto on 12 Aug 2021.
The Island has generally received positive reviews.
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