Review of Babylon A.D. (2008) by Orren J — 16 Jul 2009

Source Material: Base of the novel written by Maurice Georges Dantec called Babylon Babies. Minority Report + Paycheck + The Da Vinci Code = Babylon A.D.

Action: Brilliant: This movie has some pretty good explosions. There are also some small chase scene that are half way decent. Everything else was less than perfect.

Acting and Dialogue: Common: It?s Vin Diesel his crowning achievement was The Fast and the Furious. In my opinion his best role is in Boiler Room. Mélanie Thierry Russian accent seemed to fade slightly.

Direction: Defective: The director, Mathieu Kassovitz personally disgusted with the film Quote: "pure violence and stupidity" and that "parts of the movie are like a bad episode of 24." This type of attitude is reflected in the film.

Sound: Common: The trailer music was better that the whole movie put together. Most of the sound is a refection of the action.

Special and Visual FX: Common: There is a very small amount of ?future toys? and gadgets that lends itself to Special FX realm. For a post-apocalyptic futuristic film there were a lot of things missing. I mean in the future we still use gun that shoot bullets and use traditional transportation like plane trains and automobiles. With that being said there were some upgrades like a paper map that functions like a GPS system.

Overall: C.