Directed ploddingly by Shaun Paul Piccinino, a sometime actor himself with a background in stunts, this isn’t going to win any awards, but it has a certain charm as grindhouse schlock.

There’s a more physical film to be made here, but “The Island” doesn’t follow through on its initial promise of fury, allowing White’s effort to shape a big screen butt-kicker to slowly dissipate.

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