Here you’ll find absolutely everything: action, adventure, thrills, romance, and even a bit of fun. The camera is hundred percent into the action with you. The actors are so finely tossed and beaten you’ll wonder how they made it through the film. Michael Bay’s directing is one the most daring you’ll see on screen, and his stunts will have you sweat - take a look at the special features to see how it’s been done, since there is little CGI it’s really worth the swerve.
In addition there is this interesting/disturbing message underlying the film: The Island is a fiction, but the human cloning business is possibly happening somewhere now - organs traffic has existed for a few decades already… This cultural/ethical background lends an intelligent purpose to the film.
Not great but certainly not bad. I had no great expectations seeing this film knowing it's a Michael Bay movie but I got into it rather quickly.Ewan Mc Greggor was a nice touch, displaying nice chesemtry with Scarlet Johanssen and a welcome extended cameo from Steve Buscemi adds some extra comic relief. This is certainly the most intellectual of Bay's movies (which isn't saying much) and is worth seeing.