Overview
Genre :
Action, Sci-FiRelease Date :
July 22, 2005MPAA Rating :
PG-13Director :
Michael BayStarring :
Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson, Djimon Hounsou, Michael Clarke Duncan, Steve Buscemi, Michael Clarke Duncan, Shawnee Smith, Trent Ford
REVIEWS RATE:
Critics 
Readers 
[Rate It]
“..so empty and so pointless and so hilariously excessive..”
by MaryAnn Johanson [The Flick Filosopher]
“..Shamelessly derivative but aggressively entertaining..”
by Joe Williams [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
“..one of the summer's best popcorn movies..”
by Hanh Nguyen [Zap2it]
“..nothing more than a simplistic sci-fi adventure blown up to preposterous proportions by director Michael Bay..”
“..not a waste of time at the theater..”
by Billy Bob [Movies for Guys]
“..looks and sounds good, but satisfies only on the most primal level..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
“..isn't exactly a great film..”
by Christopher Null [Filmcritic]
“..in the end it's just a big, loud mess..”
by Allison Benedikt [Chicago Tribune]
“..if you want a lot of action, a pretty decent plot surrounding cloning and a fair bit of suspense, check this one out..”
by Colin Arseneault [Empire Movies]
“..highly entertaining for just about everyone..”
by Sarah Chauncey [Reel]
“..fails to ignite any sense of excitement or tension..”
by Andrea Chase [Killer Movie Reviews]
“..easily Bay's best film to date..”
by Joshua Starnes [Comingsoon]
“..did well incorporating the action into the story..”
by Daniel Portnoy [The Cinema Source]
“..brainless, exhilarating, summer movie fun...”
by Chris Gonzalez [Movieman's Guide to the Movies]
“..a stylish and diverting summertime entertainment..”
by Deborah Hornblow [The Hartford Courant]
“..a sleek, good-looking movie, filled with some good-looking people, but strangely soulless..”
by Barbara Vancheri [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
“.."The Island" should soak up much boxoffice coin in the coming weeks..”
by Kirk Honeycutt [The Hollywood Reporter]
Reviewed by Jean Lowerison [San Diego Metropolitan]
Reviewed by Scott Foundas [L.A. Weekly]
