Review: Epic Chinese comedy-drama `The Island´ rides crazy waves of social engineering
(LA Times Dodgers)

Cleverly conceived, if somewhat overwrought, director Huang Bo´s survivalist dramedy `The Island` combines `The Office` and `Lord of the Flies` to make a larger point about how even in the most extreme circumstances, people default to social hierarchies. The running time´s too long and the humor´s...