“The Island” is one of those new movies that everyone has seen except for Olga and me. I rented and watched it, so Olga now is pretty much the only person in the world to miss it.
Directed by: Michael Bay
Genres: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson, Djimon Hounsou, Sean Bean, Steve Buscemi, Michael Clarke Duncan, Ethan Phillips, Brian Stepanek, Noa Tishby, Siobhan Flynn, Troy Blendell, Jamie McBride, Kevin McCorkle, Gary Nickens, Kathleen Rose Perkins
IMDB raintg: 6.8
My rating: 5.0
But she is not missing a lot. The film is surely overhyped.
This film is very shallow considering the topic it deals with – human cloning. I think that this topic is one of the most philosophical issues of the recent times. There is a lot to discuss. And there are a lot of viewpoints. Also, depending on the point of view, it can be very dramatic. And a very dramatic point of view was chosen for the film – cloning as seen by clones. Those who realise that they are clones that is. But there was no drama. What-so-ever. Ever.
Somehow, the movie managed to be a pure action. There was nothing else – no drama, no romance, no comedy. Nothing. Only action. And while there were some excellent action sequences and special effects in the second part of the film, the first hour or so sucked pretty bad. It was very slow and boring. And I almost fell asleep watching it. Twice.
What made it even worse were all the inconsitences in the film. It looked like those who made this film didn’t believe in what they were showing themselves. Skills and knowledge were appearing and disappearing from people’s and clone’s behaviors. They were swallowing new concepts like they were peanuts. “- You are not humans. You are clones. – Oh, Ok, then. Thanks for telling us.” And stuff like that.
Overall I think that this film is a waste of time and I am glad I didn’t spend my money in the cinema.
I like this movie (I watched it in the cinema) and I don’t think that it was just a waste of time :)
The target of the movie is not detailed explanation of technic of cloning or philosophic investigation of cloning problems. It shows a simple love story of two clons with admixture of action, high-tech, humor and a little bit morality :) In my mind, it’s one of the best work of Michael Bay. Also, Ewan McGregor is good in that movie!
I don’t remember any humor at all. And “love” is too strong a word. It was a mild flirt at best. And I don’t agree about Ewan McGregor – he was boring and unemotional. If there was someone good, it was Sean Bean.
Anyway, if you liked it – I’m glad for you. But for me it was a waste of time.