Review of Doomsday (2008) by Melanie-Ann D — 28 Dec 2010
I'm only giving it 3 stars because of the Bentley. A Bentley that hasn't been driven for thirty years and yet purrs like a tiger on speed! Ridiculous! But anyway, back to the movie. The plot is ripped straight from such 'gems' as Escape from New York, 28 Days later and Planet Terror.
The script veers between silly and laughable. The gore-factor is high, being extremely violent. The acting is bad, I mean, really, really...BAD. Rhona Mitra does her best with a one-dimensional character and Bob Hoskins, Adrian Lester and Malcolm McDowell are hilarious in their respective roles! South Africa stands in for Scotland and (note to the South Africans) there are several Spot-the-South-African moments, notably stunt woman Lee-anne Liebenberg who takes a substantial role in the movie and local funnyman, Cokey Falkow.
Blink and you'll miss him. This movie is dire. Avoid if you're a fan of decent movies.
This review of Doomsday (2008) was written by Melanie-Ann D on 28 Dec 2010.
Doomsday has generally received mixed reviews.
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