The Island
Release Date:
July 22, 2005
On the Big Board |
| Position |
Staff |
In Brief |
| 48/60 |
Les Winan |
Filled with Bay-cliches and hilariously cheesy moments. Thank god for the stellar cast. |
| 70/85 |
Kim Hollis |
It's not as terrible as its box office might have you believe, but it's not great either. |
| 83/166 |
David Mumpower |
The first 45 minutes of the film is visceral and imaginitive. The rest of it is standard Michael Bay crap. |
What's a harvested being?
If you know, you're one step ahead of the media at this point, and that's probably how Michael Bay likes it. Mr. Over-editing has chosen this as his next directorial project. It's the casting of the lead actor that is the real shocker, though. Mercurial thespian Ewan McGregor has signed on to star in the film. The actor who generally sticks to indie films (note: George Lucas is technically an indie director) is stepping into the realm of tentpole releases for a change.
What's so special about The Island that McGregor is ready to visit there? Well, there's this harvested being who wants to escape his residence in utopia. Why anyone would want to escape a utopia is yet another mystery that will hopefully be revealed during the movie. Right now, it sounds a lot like Logan's Run but with more brogue accents. (David Mumpower/BOP)
Comparison films for The Island |
Title |
Date |
Opening |
Adjusted Opening |
Screens |
PSA |
Adj PSA |
Total BO |
Adjusted Total |
Mult |
| Minority Report |
6/21/02 | 35.68 |
37.09 |
3001 |
11889.00 |
11889.0 |
132.01 |
137.25 |
3.70 |
| One, The |
11/2/01 | 19.11 |
20.39 |
2894 |
6604.00 |
6779.3 |
43.91 |
46.86 |
2.30 |
| 6th Day, The |
11/17/00 | 13.02 |
14.56 |
2516 |
5175.00 |
5568.6 |
34.54 |
38.63 |
2.65 |
| Gattaca |
10/24/97 | 4.32 |
5.67 |
1279 |
3378.00 |
4268.5 |
12.35 |
16.22 |
2.86 |
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