Rent Babylon A.D. (2008)

Meaningless - Babylon A.D. review by CP Customer

It felt like they'd cut this film / script / acting to the bone making it meaningless.

There may have been a point but they did such a bang up job...

Because of this it left few moments of tension and the end feeling of what the hell was that about and oh well lets send it back quick and hope we can get a better film next.

Reactions amongst different members of the family were unanimous - and we've got varying tastes and don't succumb to group family pressure.

Babylon B.A.D. - Babylon A.D. review by CP Customer

Epic science fiction films are rare commodities nowadays so I had approached Babylon AD with some hope. The involvement of Vin Diesel and with Mathieu Kassovitz directing may have heralded an overlooked gem in the genre, but what we have here is a woeful mess. By all accounts the lead actor and director didn't see eye to eye, causing terrible issues for the production. Soon the film was delayed and over budget. In the end Kassovitz disowned the project and what we have here is a cut put together, which is far from the original vision and that ending will leave you confused, never mind questioning what happened to some of the characters.

Babylon AD is not a total write off, with some good effects and design elements but the majority of the film is pretty much a waste of time. Not a career highlight for anyone involved in this movie. The unrated version is ten minutes longer and doesn't really solve the confusion left by the theatrical cut, in essence whatever you watch it won't make any difference.

Not half as bad as some reviews make out. - Babylon A.D. review by CP Customer

Babylon A.D is set in a near future post apocalyptic earth where the world has divided on religious grounds; the East has reverted to an almost pre-cold war poverty stricken and lawless state, and the West is a prosperous hi-tech authoritarian world ruled by a new religion desperate to validate itself in the eyes of the people. A mercenary named Toorop, exiled from his native America as a convicted terrorist, is paid by a Russian gangster to escort a young woman named Aurora from a Mongolian Noelite Convent across Russia to America. As the story unfolds Aurora exhibits strange powers and abilities and a power struggle begins as various mysterious figures pursuing their own agenda try to block Toorop's mission of getting Aurora to New York. I was surprised to see such negative reviews about Babylon A.D, while it isn’t a five star film; it’s well above average for a film of this genre and you do get a sense that some reviewers had made their mind up before watching it. This first half of the film chronicling the journey from Russia to New York is fairly slow paced with some action sequences; but the latter half based in New York is fast paced and action pact. Even here in its original 86 minute theatrical cut, Babylon A.D is a decent enough film. There is good plot which slowly unravels throughout the film, as a viewer you do have to invest a bit of concentration and patience to follow what’s going on, but once all the pieces of the story fall into place your patience is rewarded and it’s a fairly enjoyable ride.