The Island

I would have to say this has been one of the highlights of the summer, second to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory of course. For starters we have a jam packed cast of good people: Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson, Djimon Hounsou, Sean Bean and Steve Buscemi to name a few. Every movie I've seen Djimon Hounsou in, I like him more and more. This guy rocks. I'd have to say that I'd classify this one as part sci-fi and part action. There were also several little things in this movie that reminded me of other movies. This also wasn't bad or annoying - I just thought it was cool. At one point the clones are being 'programmed' with thoughts, memories and their 15 year old intelligence equivalent. This reminded me a lot of A Clockwork Orange when they try to reprogram Alex. This movie was also reminiscent of Logan's Run where you have people trying to escape. There's also a bit of THX 1138 where you have this underground society and certain things are outlawed. Some of my favorite parts are when Ewan McGregor and Ewan McGregor are on screen together. That had to have been so fun to do. It was also cool to see how even though these people had adult bodies, and were essentially 1,2,3 or 5 years old, they still learned and advanced past what their creators intended. The ol human mind/intellect prevailed once again. This is probably one I'll end up picking up some day. I'd give it a B+ or A-.