Essentially taking the stories of THX 1138, Logan’s Run, and Parts: The Clonus Horror (so much so that the Clonus filmmakers recieved a large settlement for copyright infringement) and throwing them in a blender with a heavy dose of Bayhem, The Island mainly takes place in a giant facility housing the last of humanity. Or at least that’s what mad scientist Sean Bean tells his progeny. The masses are kept happy by the eternal promise of “going to The Island,” the last inhabitable place on earth, a utopia that hasn’t yet been ravaged by radiation and decay. Every night a new member of the population is chosen in a Lottery that gives one individual paradise for the rest of their days. They all fall for it of course, but in reality The Island is just another word for death, much akin to the Carrousel in Logan's Run, where you're executed at the age of 30. These aren’t humans in the true sense, they’re products, clones used for spare parts for the upper class. Win the Lottery? That just means some rich jerkoff needs a kidney or heart transplant.

Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson star as Lincoln Six Echo and Jordan Two Delta, (two clones of famous multi-millionaires) who have a flirtatious friendship at the facility. McGregor, in recent weeks, has been experiencing some changes and wishing for more than the life he’s been leading, something that upsets Sean Bean and the other brass at Merrick Biotech. These clones aren’t supposed to question their place in the world, aren’t supposed to want more, they’ve been bred to be docile, loyal constituents. Johansson, in her first action film, is great in the dramatic and comedy scenes, but obviously a little rough when it comes to the action. Being her first rodeo, that’s to be expected, but since then she’s blossomed into a capable action star in her own right, and we’re all the better for it.