Babylon A.D.

Name: Babylon A.D.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Released: August 29, 2008
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 26
Cast: Mélanie Thierry, Michelle Yeoh, Vin Diesel

2008

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Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: August 29, 2008 | PG-13

Starring: Mélanie Thierry, Michelle Yeoh, Vin Diesel

Summary: It is the not-too-distant future, a hardened mercenary known only as Toorop lives by a simple survivor's code: kill...or be killed. His latest assignment has him smuggling a young woman named Aurora from a convent in Kazakhstan to New York City. Toorop, his new young charge Aurora and Aurora's guardian Sister Rebeka embark on a 6,000 mileIt is the not-too-distant future, a hardened mercenary known only as Toorop lives by a simple survivor's code: kill...or be killed. His latest assignment has him smuggling a young woman named Aurora from a convent in Kazakhstan to New York City. Toorop, his new young charge Aurora and Aurora's guardian Sister Rebeka embark on a 6,000 mile journey. Facing obstacles at every turn, Toorop, the killer for hire, is tested like never before, in ways he could never have imagined - as he comes to understand that he is the custodian of the only hope for the future of mankind. For the first time in his life, Toorop has to make a choice: to make a difference or walk away and save himself. Too bad it came on the day he died. (20th Century Fox)
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Director: Mathieu Kassovitz

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 90 min

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Rich with atmosphere but too similar to films ranging from "Children of Men" to "Doomsday" to carve out its own distinctive niche. Read full review

Vadim Rizov

If nothing else, it's nice to see an action movie that takes Europe, not America, as its grounding point. Read full review

Jordan Mintzer

A noisier, costlier version of "Children of Men," yet lacking that film's social-political significance and jaw-dropping direction. Read full review

Keith Phipps

As long it sticks to that chase, Babylon A.D. remains a sub-passable lead-footed action film with neat scenery. Read full review

Adam Markovitz

When martial arts star Michelle Yeoh shows up as a pious, butt-kicking nun, you have to wonder if Kassovitz isn't accidentally cribbing from Mel Brooks, too. Read full review

Marc Savlov

It's not a great action dust-up by any means. Read full review

Michael Rechtshaffen

A towering heap of nihilistic nonsense that plays like a cornball "Children of God." Read full review

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BorgeT.

Sep 15, 2008

Babylon A.D. is probably the only legitimate science fiction fare since Aronofsky's 'The Fountain'. As an adaptation of Maurice Dantec's 'Babylon Bablies' it's probably in the mode of epic Langian fare, which offsets the literary ejaculativeness of Dantec. Babylon A.D. is probably the only legitimate science fiction fare since Aronofsky's 'The Fountain'. As an adaptation of Maurice Dantec's 'Babylon Bablies' it's probably in the mode of epic Langian fare, which offsets the literary ejaculativeness of Dantec. These sets are the best encapsulation of debatables regarding the use of videogame stages in film design. Dantec's a powerful prose presence in world science fiction, and the fantasy aspects of the film's sets emphasizes a post-cyberpunk Lecarre quality. Obviously, the writer's talents are unheralded, while the purity of science fiction as a future discourse is ignored. Science fiction in cinema represents cinema's purity. The story is more comparable to an espionage genre than classic films(bladerunner, minority report, matrix).… Expand