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Ultraviolet

EMAILPRINTScreen Gems Inc. / Sony Pictures Entertainment

Ultraviolet reviews
18
2.7 User Score:

Overwhelming dislike

Based on 19 critic reviews
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Based on 161 votes
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Action  |  Horror  |  Sci-fi  |  Suspense/Thriller

Written by: Kurt Wimmer

Directed by: Kurt Wimmer

Release Date:
Theatrical: March 3, 2006
DVD: June 27, 2006

Running Time: 88 minutes, Color

Origin: USA

Summary

RATING: PG-13 for sequences of violent action throughout, partial nudity and language

Starring Milla Jovovich, Cameron Bright, Nick Chinlund, William Fichtner, Sebastien Andrieu, Ida Martin, and Ricardo Mamood

Set in the late 21st century, a subculture of humans called Hemophages has emerged who have been genetically modified, giving them enhance speed, incredible stamina and acute intelligence. To the government's dismay, more and more of the population are being transformed, and they have set out to rid the world of this new subculture that they deem menaces to society. However, one rogue warrior with fierce fighting skills and chameleon-like abilities is bent on protecting her race -- and seeking revenge on those who changed her life forever. (Sony)

What The Critics Said

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LA Weekly Chuck Wilson

For this violent yet gore-free film, clearly designed for horny teenaged video game wizards, writer-director Kurt Wimmer stages a succession of fight sequences that pit V against helmeted thugs who appear to have raided the Star Wars storm trooper costume closet.

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40

Los Angeles Times Gene Seymour

To her credit, Jovovich carries out her action-hero duties with swagger and conviction that never get out of control. Clearly, she's expecting a franchise out of this.

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40

Film Threat Stina Chyn

Although it looks cool, appearances aren’t everything.

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38

Premiere Jessica Letkemann

Amid every action cliche in the book, outmoded stereotypes, and a plot derivative of every futuristic drama made in the last fifteen years, Ultraviolet comes off as nothing more than a pale copy of better, more inventive films.

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30

The New York Times Jeannette Catsoulis

Mr. Wimmer is more concerned with fetishizing his heroine and patronizing his audience. The verdict? Ultrasilly.

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30

Chicago Reader J.R. Jones

Director Kurt Wimmer has an eye for jackboot chic (Equilibrium), and the images here have been digitally polished so that the characters' skin is smoother than porcelain. It's a cool effect--I spent most of this interminable actioner wondering if one could bounce a quarter off Jovovich's bare midriff.

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30

Village Voice Rob Nelson

Seems this is yet another puddle of futuristic sludge for us to blame on John Cassavetes.

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25

ReelViews James Berardinelli

This is another one of those pointless action superhero movies that unfolds like a video game in which the viewer is unable to participate.

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25

San Francisco Chronicle Peter Hartlaub

A film to be enjoyed only by science-fiction movie completists and middle school boys with extreme cases of attention deficit disorder.

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25

The Onion (A.V. Club) Tasha Robinson

Underdeveloped antagonist Nick Chinlund sums up the entire film during one of his rants about Jovovich's latest casual, offhand slaughter: "One woman against 14 men! It's ridiculous!" Well, yeah.

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25

New York Daily News Jack Mathews

Ultraviolet, unscreened for critics, is unfit for consumption.

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25

TV Guide Maitland McDonagh

An all-but-incoherent mess whose main components are palpably fake-looking CGI effects, video-game-style action sequences and Milla Jovovich's admirably taut abdomen, Kurt Wimmer's film epitomizes just about everything wrong with post-MATRIX, comic book-/video-game-inspired, Hong Kong-action-style sci-fi thrillers.

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25

Boston Globe Jonathan Perry

Jovovich is bad, and not in a good way. She turns in an epically expressionless performance (maybe she thought it was one of her modeling gigs?) but she sure looks great.

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20

The Hollywood Reporter Frank Scheck

The latest entry in the "This film is so bad we're not screening it for critics" genre.

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20

Variety Robert Koehler

Pic is hermetically sealed in a synthetic wrapping that's so total -- Sony's top-flight high-def cameras, visibly low-budget CG work, exceptionally hackneyed and imitative action and dialogue --that it arrives a nearly lifeless film.

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20

Empire James Dyer

Unengaging, uninspired and unwatchable. A criminal waste of time and talent.

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16

Entertainment Weekly Scott Brown

Ultraviolet, warns someone, ''Don't overthink it.'' Sage advice for anyone masochistic enough to watch this pile of poorly pixelated vampire poo.

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0

Austin Chronicle Kimberley Jones

Jovovich, who's shown sensitivity in her dramatic work, looks spectacularly bored as she power-kicks her way through one bloody pile-up after another. That boredom, like the mystery virus at the center of the film, is contagious.

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0

New York Post Lou Lumenick

A cut-rate ripoff of "Aeon Flux" with Milla Jovovich as a butt-kicking futuristic heroine in a midriff-baring bodysuit, is ultrastupid, ultra-incoherent, ultrasilly - and way, way ultraboring.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 2.7 (out of 10) based on 161 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Dre H gave it an8:
This movie IS a bad movie..... However, this movie wasn't bad because lack of effort, this movie is bad because they tried something and it did not work. They had ideas that didn't pan out well, and they tried to do things they thought the public would like, and it failed. This movie was made with LOTS of effort, and that's why i am giving this movie a good score.

Jag gave it a2:
Stereo-typical, predictable main character. Violet was so arigent and unrealistic. There were many times when she should have been dead. The onley thing worth seeing about this movie is the action. And even that isn't that good. It's very over the top in a very predictable way. Overall this is just another movie with a boring plot and very dislikable main charicter. I had to basicly make my self watch it all the way through. If you like over the top fun action movies with lead female roles, sit this one out and watch Underworld or doomsday or something.

Khristian R gave it a4:
Its not the worst film I've seen. It could have been a good film, but the whole film seems obvious its made in particular sets. Some of the film reminds you of those cheesy cut scenes you get in the mid-90s computer games, the games on the Sega CD. It was a rip off of Aeon Flux at the time, which also didn't live up to the name either. It just feels like its being done, and acted to be gotten out the way and soul-less at times.

T J gave it a0:
Absolute pigswill. Inspired a lot of bored sighs and eye-rolling among the people I saw it with. Did anyone see the building that looks like it's wearing a thong? Best bit. I laughed and laughed until I stopped.

Franz One gave it a10:
this movie is awesome, big fuc**ing guns, unbelivebal fighting sequences!

David M gave it a0:
Worst worst worst film ever. EVER. like.. EVER! get it?

S A gave it a1:
I tried watching this twice. 1st time got 5 minutes through, 2nd time got 10 minutes through...then I gave up and returned it.

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