What Falkland Island Ya Talkin A'bot?

You've got Treasure Island, Cutthroat Island, Giligan's Island, and even the Falkland Island(say it with a Brooklyn accent, it's O.K.) but what is The Island? Well, from what I can tell it's a dash of Logan's Run(*), a hint of the Matrix, a sprinkle of Total Recall, and a smidgen of THX 1138. If you want details on the plot, click here. So the question is, will it be any good? According to Entertainment Weekly, Stephen Spielberg(Jaws, E.T., Jurassic Park, Etc.) approached Michael Bay(The Rock, Armageddon) about this script for the Island. Right there you've got to think it's going to be pretty good. Two of the biggest and arguable most talented guys around have given the go ahead on this movie. Then throw in McGregor, who's no slouch, and the attractive Scarlett Johanson, and it appears we have a decent film on our hands. But appearances can be deceiving. Apparently the script that was good enough to get Spielberg and Bay excited wasn't good enough for Dream Works execs, and two new screenwriters were brought in to "radically" change the second half of the movie. I smell trouble. To complicate matters more, audiences of test screenings didn't care for the ending so a last minute scene was added and voiced over lines were edited in, just TWO WEEKS ago. I'm interested in seeing this film, but I wouldn't say excited. My prediction is that the majority of the movie will be pretty good, but the ending will be it's downfall. The kind where people leaving the theatre will say "that movie was pretty good, but the ending..." Anyway, at least it's not a remake.