Michael Bay – Ranking His Films From Worst To Best
4. The Island
Bays only real disappointment at the box-office plays out like a creepy sci-fi movie in the first half, before becoming a full tilt explosion festival; the first part is actually an intriguing thought piece that looks at the question of cloning and identity, asking what it means to be human, but Bay is soon back on familiar ground for the second half, with all the excessive explosions and product placement a man could wish for. The Island sticks out on his CV precisely because he tried to do something different; a sci-fi thriller that blended his trademark visuals with something a little meatier in terms of plot and character. This fusion wasnt a total success; the second part smothers the quiet build-up of the first, and Bays weakness for dumb jokes and ogling his leading ladies with the camera is still annoyingly present. Still, The Island remains one of Bays most underrated efforts, and its a shame the underwhelming box-office dissuaded him from trying out such risks in the future.
