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The Island (2005)

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Lincoln Six-Echo and Jordan Two-Delta are among the hundreds of residents of a contained facility in the mid-21st century. Like all of the inhabitants of this carefully controlled environment, everything about their day-to-day lives is monitored, seemingly for their own good. The only way out--and the hope they all share--is to be chosen to go to The Island, reportedly the last uncontaminated spot... See Full Description
Genres: Action/Adventure, Science Fiction/Fantasy and Thriller
Running Time: 2 hrs. 7 min.
Release Date: July 22nd, 2005 (wide)
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for Intense sequences of violence and action, some sexuality and language.
Distributors:
DreamWorks, Warner Bros. Pictures International
U.S. Box Office: $35,799,026
Cast and Credits
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson, Djimon Hounsou, Sean Bean, Steve Buscemi
Directed by: Michael Bay
Produced by: Laurie McDonald (II), Walter F. Parkes, Ian Bryce
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Critical Consensus
Critics Reviews Average Grade:   C+   
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
"Hardly paradise." more...
D+
Boston Globe, Wesley Morris
"...frequently thrilling, completely bananas demolition derby..." more...
B-
Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"...while the climax satisfies the requirements of the second half of the story, it leaves a few questions unanswered." more...
B
Chicago Tribune, Allison Benedikt
"...as fond as I am of escapist junk, and as much as there is to admire in The Island, in the end it's just a big, loud mess." more...
C
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