The Island
Director: Michael Bay
Year: 2005
Stars: Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson, Sean Bean, Djimon Hounsou, Steve Buscemi
I wasn't expecting a lot from this. Knowing it was directed by "action-man" Michael Bay, very definitely an action film, and didn't receive great reviews when it got released, I thought I'd be getting lots of car chases, running and being blown up.
I certainly did get all of the above. However, I also got something that approached a plausible story (within the limits of the action world, of course) that seemed to make an acceptable amount of sense. McGregor and Johansson are Lincoln Six Echo and Jordan Two Delta respectively, two humans who are being kept underground as if they go outside they will become contaminated - or at least that's what they (and many others) are being told. What follows is their discovery of what's really happening to them, and, yes, lots of car chases, running and being blown up. Nothing wrong with that if you know it's what you're getting!
If you're looking for a decent action film, this isn't as bad a place to look as a lot of reviewers have suggested.
Rating: 3.5 out of 5
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