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Review of Reviews: Critics find Babylon A.D. incomprehensible
Vin Diesel in his big screen comeback. But the studio refused to show this film to critics, afraid that bad press word-of-mouth would keep attendance and ticket sales down.
The Good
Great well-known and loved cast.
The Bad
The movie’s director has trashed the film, saying the studio hacked the heart out of it.
Disjointed characters and plot.
Full Review
OPENS: August [...]
Review of Reviews: Most critics praise Death Race
What happens when Executive Producer Tom Cruise hires a cast and crew to re-make the schocky 1970s grindhouse drive-in film, Death Race 2000 for a modern audience? Why, 2008’s ultra-violent dytopic sci fi bloodbath, Death Race, of course. And the ciritcs are loving it, believe it or not.
The Good
Great action scenes
Quality cast
The Bad
Nature of film’s sexist [...]
Trailer: Babylon A.D.
OPENS: August 29, 2008
RATING:Â PG-13
GENRE: Science Fiction, Dystopia, Action, Thriller
Starring: Vin Diesel, Michelle Yeoh
Director: Mathieu Kassovitz
Writer: Eric Besnard (based on the nevel by Maurice G. Dantec)
Plot: Veteran-turned-mercenary Thoorop (Diesel) takes the high-risk job of escorting a woman from Russia to China. Little does he know that she is host to an organism that a cult wants [...]
