The Island

Starring: Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson Original UK Premiere: 2005 Dvd Release: 9th January, 2006 Number Of Discs: 1 Format: PAL, Region 2 Encoding Subtitled In: English, French, Spanish Dubbed In: French

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An intriguing action adventure set in the near future, The Island finds those who survived a mass global contamination living in a contained & highly controlled world. Their actions are controlled, their lives are routine, & the only hope is to win lottery & be sent to a mysterious island, the so-called last surviving, uncontaminated paradise on the planet.

Naturally enough, things are quite what they initially seem, at least in the eyes of Ewan McGregror’s Johnny Two Alpha. Along with Scarlet Johansen’s Jordan Two Delta, they soon find out what happens when you don’t fully comply with the rules of this deeply controlled world, & the stage is thus set for some action-packed cinema.

Given the film’s disappointing box office returns though, you could be forgiven for thinking that all is not well with The Island, & truthfully, it’s a movie with problems. Its pacing feels a little off, & there are moments when the script does the film no favours at all.

Yet take The Island as a popcorn flick, & you’ll more than likely find yourself enjoying a good couple of hours of solid entertainment. Sure, ultimately they could have made more of the premise, & produced a tighter movie. But what’s on screen usually works well enough, & the two stars don’t do badly with the material at their disposal.,

Ewan Gordon McGregor is a Scottish film actor who has had significant success in both mainstream & art house movies. // McGregor attended Kirkaldy College 1988/1989 to study drama appearing in several roles there & appearing in the Tron Theatre, Glasgow at the end of term. McGregor came to prominence through his role as the heroin addict Mark Renton in the film version of Irvine Welsh s Trainspotting. This role immediately followed his movie debut performance in Danny Boyle s 1994 film Shallow Grave. McGregor has also been featured as the male romantic lead in Hollywood films such as Moulin Rouge! & Down With Love & in the British film Little Voice. He received excellent reviews for his performance as an amoral drifter mixed up in murder in the rather bleak indie British film Young Adam, which co-starred the acclaimed British actress Tilda Swinton. He took on the role of a younger Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, originally made famous by Alec Guinness in the original Star Wars films. Posters Of Ewan McGregor

Editors Choice: Star Wars, Moulin Rouge, Robots, The Island, Attack Of The Clones, Down With Love, Revenge Of The Sith, Stay, View DVDology

Scarlett Johansson is an American actress. Johansson is of Danish & Polish descent & is 5 feet, 4 inches tall. The granddaughter of writer Ejner Johansson, she graduated from The Professional Childrens School in Manhattan, New York City in 2002. Her roles include Grace MacLean in The Horse Whisperer ; Rebecca in Ghost World ; Charlotte in Lost in Translation ; Griet in Girl with a Pearl Earring ; & Francesca in The Perfect Score. All of these performances garnered positive critical notice. She was nominated for two best actress awards at the Golden Globes in 2003, one for drama & one for comedy. She was also nominated for best actress for both of those films at the BAFTAs & won best actress for Lost in Translation. She is also the voice of Princess Mindy in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. She has sometimes been credited as Scarlett Johansen or Scarlett Johanssen. Posters Of Scarlett Johansson

Editors Choice: Girl With A Pearl Earring, Lost In Translation, The Perfect Score, The Island, A Good Woman, Ghost World, Match Point, View DVDology

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