The Island Reviews



  • The Island
    • Genre : Action, Sci-Fi
    • Release Date :
    • MPAA Rating : PG-13
    • Duration : 127 minute(s)
    • Production Budget : 100
    • Studio : DreamWorks
    • Official Site : http://www.theisland-themovie.com/
    • Reviews Rate
      Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.

    • Readers Rate
      4 of 5

Movie Reviews

  • so empty and so pointless and so hilariously excessive
    by MaryAnn Johanson [The Flick Filosopher ]
  • Shamelessly derivative but aggressively entertaining
    2.5 of 4 by Joe Williams [St. Louis Post-Dispatch ]
  • one of the summer's best popcorn movies
    3 of 4 by Hanh Nguyen [Zap2it ]
  • nothing more than a simplistic sci-fi adventure blown up to preposterous proportions by director Michael Bay
    1 of 5 by [E! Online ]
  • not a waste of time at the theater
    3 of 5 by Billy Bob [Movies for Guys ]
  • looks and sounds good, but satisfies only on the most primal level
    2.5 of 4 by James Berardinelli [ReelViews ]
  • isn't exactly a great film
    3 of 5 by Christopher Null [Filmcritic ]
  • in the end it's just a big, loud mess
    2 of 4 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
    7 of 10 by Colin Arseneault [Empire Movies ]
  • highly entertaining for just about everyone
    3.5 of 4 by Sarah Chauncey [Reel ]
  • fails to ignite any sense of excitement or tension
    1 of 5 by Andrea Chase [Killer Movie Reviews ]
  • easily Bay's best film to date
    6 of 10 by Joshua Starnes [Comingsoon ]
  • did well incorporating the action into the story
    4.5 of 5 by Daniel Portnoy [The Cinema Source ]
  • brainless, exhilarating, summer movie fun.
    4 of 5 by Chris Gonzalez [Movieman's Guide to the Movies ]
  • a stylish and diverting summertime entertainment
    3 of 5 by Deborah Hornblow [The Hartford Courant ]
  • a sleek, good-looking movie, filled with some good-looking people, but strangely soulless
    2.5 of 4 by Barbara Vancheri [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ]
  • "The Island" should soak up much boxoffice coin in the coming weeks
    by Kirk Honeycutt [The Hollywood Reporter ]
  • 4.5 of 5 Reviewed by Scott Juba [The Trades ]
  • 4 of 5 Reviewed by Chris Vognar [The Dallas Morning News ]
  • 3.5 of 5 Reviewed by Gerry Shamray [Sun Newspapers of Cleveland ]
  • 3.5 of 5 Reviewed by Robert Denerstein [Denver Rocky Mountain News ]
  • 3 of 4 Reviewed by Ed Blank [Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ]
  • 3 of 5 Reviewed by Jeff Farance [The Daytona Beach News-Journal ]
  • 3 of 5 Reviewed by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly ]
  • 3 of 5 Reviewed by Eugene Novikov [Film Blather ]
  • 3 of 4 Reviewed by Duane Dudek [The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel ]
  • 3 of 4 Reviewed by Jack Mathews [New York Daily News ]
  • 2.5 of 4 Reviewed by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe ]
  • 2.5 of 4 Reviewed by Kit Bowen [Hollywood ]
  • 2.5 of 4 Reviewed by Jeff Vice [Deseret News, Salt Lake City ]
  • 2 of 5 Reviewed by Bill Muller [The Arizona Republic ]
  • 2 of 4 Reviewed by James Verniere [Boston Herald ]
  • 2 of 5 Reviewed by Lew Irwin [ShowBIZ Data ]
  • 2 of 4 Reviewed by Bruce Westbrook [Houston Chronicle ]
  • 2 of 4 Reviewed by Sara M. Fetters [MovieFreak ]
  • 2 of 4 Reviewed by Glenn Whipp [L.A. Daily News ]
  • 2 of 4 Reviewed by Wade Major [Boxoffice Magazine ]
  • 1.5 of 5 Reviewed by Marrit Ingman [Austin Chronicle ]
  • 1 of 5 Reviewed by Vince Leo [Qwipster's Movie Reviews ]
  • 1 of 4 Reviewed by John Anderson [Newsday ]
  • 1 of 4 Reviewed by Keith Uhlich [Slant Magazine ]
  • Reviewed by Jean Lowerison [San Diego Metropolitan ]
  • Reviewed by Scott Foundas [L.A. Weekly ]

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