16 February 2009

Babylon AD (2008)

One dimensional, testosterone machine Vin Diesel teams with the beautiful, graceful, and tough Michelle Yeoh (once again proving she is the best female action star in the world, if not the best action star regardless of gender) to transport a mysterious young woman Aurora (Melanie Thierry) from Russia to America. There aren’t many different plot lines for movies set in the near future, and this is the one used in The Ultimate Warrior, Children of Men, and countless other films.

Is it possible to make a bad post-apocalyptic movie? I know many people have tried (Kevin Costner more than once) but they still always turn out to be okay, and Babylon AD is no exception. Having Gerard Depardieu play a crazy Russian helps.

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