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Leonardo DiCaprio, Rush (from Stargate Universe) and Tilda Swinton carry this movie with several intense acting scenes worthy of praise.

Especially in the first 2/3rds of the movie, the aesthetics of the amazing scenary make this movie amazing.

Unfortunately, the moral of the story occurred in real life to this very island: It is now permanently ecologically damaged because so many hundreds of thousands / millions of people visited it in the 25 years since this movie came out (finding out about The Island because of this movie) that the reef has been destroyed, the ecosystem collapsed, and the beach permanently polluted with human waste, suntan lotion, and other toxic trash and chemicals from the (literally) unwashed masses.

Thus, it goes full circle.

Overall, the storyline of this movie leaves much, much to be desired and was very weak.

OK, maybe it's because I (a man) lived in a horribly abusive and toxic relationship for 7 years myself. I know how useless protection orders are. I've had the ex break into my house, stalk me for months after. But this movie is great! When I saw 4.4 stars, I was like, what?!

Seriously, watch this. This crap happens. I thought all the actors were great! It's not too over the top, I don't think. This stuff really does go on, especially when the damaged partner suffers from Narcissism.

The antagonist in this film exhibits many of the characteristics of a man suffering from Narcissistic Borderline Personality Disorder, and is more of a PSA filled with a lot of dark and actual humor. Very well done!

I saw this yesterday in a cinema in New Cairo, Egypt.

Paul Wilson as Dr. Van Hook was the best live action cartoon villain ever! And made up all of the movie's funny moments. Without him, it'd be a 1 star. His henchman also did a great job, and the best parts of the movie are the two of them interacting hillariously.

The others acting was very subpar, except for the henchman, who was great.

R. A. D. A. R. Became a legit Mary Sue. Every time, the dog had some additional supermanesque power be revealed, solving every problem easily and without effort, including a really stupid stunt in the end.