Protraph Lack of good storyline.

Murphy Howard I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Lidia Draper Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

Abegail Noëlle While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

Theo Robertson On paper this possibly held a lot of promise . A high concept plot mixing action and adventure as a man on a mission leads a couple of damsels though badlands where other people are on a mission to kill them . The unfortunate thing is that when printed page is transmuted in to a film being broadcast on my television quite often it loses a certain everything . In effect what is supposedly a clever thriller ends up a noisy mess with lots of explosions and the only thing worth cheering for is the end credits Set in the near future tough mercenary Toorop accepts a job from a Russian gangster to transport a teenage girl Aurora and her guardian Rebeka to America . From the outset Aurora hides a secret . According to Rebeka Aurora is a child prodigy who is multi-lingual and has superhuman knowledge . There's nothing to indicate this is true and the film at this point is guilty of the screen writing rule of " show don't tell " but then Aurora drops a bombshell by revealing she is pregnant even though she's still a virginIt's at this point I had a flashback to one of the late Christopher Hitchen's monologues on the immaculate conception: " What one's more likely ? The whole natural order coming to a stop for a moment in time or some Jewish minx telling a lie ? " . Considering Aurora is quite happy to make a pass at Toorop I'm guessing she's as pure as grey slushy snow with yellow bits speckled amongst it . And there's not a lot of ambiguity involved , this indeed the second coming though if it'd be a miracle if the movie deserves a second viewing Don't be taken in by the relatively impressive cast because none of them make an impact . Vin Diesel is there to spout lines , kill people and remind everyone a gym is no substitute for an acting school . The rest of the cast that include Depardieu , Rampling and Strong are obviously just there for the pay cheque in a film that is more interested in explosions that only exist in empty hollow films like this . You know the type of explosions I'm talking about , those ones that see a rocket with a warhead weighing about two pounds and yet the explosive yield is obviously twenty pounds of semtex and ten gallons of napalm . BTW have I mentioned this disposable Hollywood rubbish is directed by the same bloke who gave us LA HAINE . How high the mighty fall

Mat Zenke First off, i rate this movie 10/10 because i chose not to over-analyze it; not that that's a bad idea. This movie DOES lack some major plot points that would help us understand the story, some of the acting is fairly average, and sometimes the movie is boring. However, as an action/sci-fi, the movie has some very interesting action sequences and cool technology. It shows a world that could potentially happen, both technologically and economically. This is NOT a movie to watch and then have a deep thoughtful discussion about. It's simply a movie to enjoy for all action, sci fi, and grim-dark fans to watch. 10/10 because a) i love vin diesel, and b) an entertaining and interesting movie to watch and think about.

Spikeopath Babylon A.D. is directed by Mathieu Kassovitz who also co-adapts to the screen with Éric Besnard & Joseph Simas from the Maurice G. Dantec novel, Babylon Babies. It stars Vin Diesel, Michelle Yeoh, Mélanie Thierry, Gérard Depardieu and Charlotte Rampling. Music is by Atli Örvarsson and photography by Thierry Arbogast.It's the future and mercenary Toorop (Diesel) agrees to do a high risk job of escorting an other worldly woman from Russia to America. Easier said than done since many others would like to obtain her as well.It's now on record as being a film that suffered many problems during production, be it the weather, studio interference (film has more producers than there were people in it!) or crumbling sets, it was a tough old shoot and director Kassovitz has disowned the film. Available now in a longer unrated/directors cut, the film is still a mess of a movie, which is a shame because the story is a hot one and the look and feel is suitably dystopian.On a basic level it achieves some expectations, Diesel is perfectly brooding and macho, we want him to punch, kick and shoot his way thru the movie, and he does. Yeoh, it would be a waste not to let her kick ass, and so she does, while a hankering for some futuristic gadgets and sci-fi babble (here in the guise of genetic manipulation) is well and truly catered for. But it's constructed badly as the film is choppy in pace and the scatter gun editing is simply awful. Quick fire camera work can work in action movies, but here it renders the action unwatchable, and is more likely to induce travel sickness than any sort of exhilaration. As for the dialogue, one is more likely to believe that it was written by a pre-teen than a full grown adult.Diesel's bruising efforts and the Cyberpunk design aside, it's a film that's hard to recommend with any sort of confidence. 4/10

helaumur Terrible script, terrible storyline, cheap graphics, total rip of Blade Runner, practically shot for shot in places, the ending makes no sense, and i like Kassovitz, La Haine was amazing, he was great in Amelie, just the worst film ever, Babylon AD, big dull dud, Vin Diesal mutters through out. All it needs is the Wilhelm scream, nothing is explained in ad i don't need to see a dead cat chopped up and eaten. Gerard Depardieu looks like a potato, it also rips off Star Wars when hes in Tattooine, god i cant hate this film enough. Im sure there is a wall with wet paint on it that is preferable to watching this film, its 90 minutes of my life i wont get back, what about Ramplings character? What happens to her? she just walks off after apparently searching for her kid for years, come on! I mean the only difference is she actually stayed fully clothed for once. Avoid at all costs.