Review of Doomsday (2008) by Paul P — 10 Jul 2009
As utterly purile as this film is, it has a strange charm and energy all of it's own and I have to say that I kinda liked what I saw.
Borrowing liberally from Aliens, Mad Max, Escape from New York etc. the characters are either one note or totally extreme and very amusing to spend time with. The leaps of fiath expected by the film makers are pretty big (one section of the film is in an industrial wasteland and another in what seems like Medievil times) but the pace of the film and the casual brutality on show makes it worth it. I liked Rhona Mitra, she brought a nice phsycality to the screen and the bad guys were just so much fun to be around.
Ultimately, if you think about what you are seeing, it will fall apart pretty rapidly but taken on face value this is a fun film that is well made, the crazy chase at the end was just hilarious and worth a watch on its own....
This review of Doomsday (2008) was written by Paul P on 10 Jul 2009.
Doomsday has generally received mixed reviews.
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