Babylon A.D.

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Babylon A.D.
Reviewed by: Edward Douglas
Rating: 2 out of 10
Movie Details: View here

Cast:
Vin Diesel as Toorop
Michelle Yeoh as Sister Rebeka
Mélanie Thierry as Aurora
Gérard Depardieu as Gorsky
Charlotte Rampling as High Priestess
Mark Strong as Finn
Lambert Wilson as Darquandier
Jérôme Le Banner as Killa
Joel Kirby as Dr. Newton
Souleymane Dicko as Jamal
David Belle as Kid with Tattoos
Radek Bruna as Karl
Jan Unger as Fight Promoter
Abraham Belaga as Assistant to High Priestess
Gary Cowan as Neolite Executive

Directed by Mathieu Kassovitz

Summary:
Like a futuristic remake of "XXX" that no one ever asked for, this atrociously lame and redundant sci-fi flick also holds the honor of being the dullest action movie of the year.

Story:
In the not-too-distant future, the ruthless mercenary Toorop (Vin Diesel) has been hired to protect Aurora (Mélanie Thierry), a mysterious young woman with mental powers who has been holed up in a Kazakhstan convent her entire life, smuggling her and her guardian Sister Rebeka (Michelle Yeoh) to New York City, putting them against all sorts of obstacles along the way.

The Bottom Line:
Who knows where this sci-fi action movie went wrong but sitting through it without laughing, either from discomfort or from its silliness, is difficult. Supposedly, this was a dream project for Kassovitz, and he certainly has a knack for visuals, even if not a lot of them are original. Trying to defend your work by blaming the studio (as Kassovitz has done) doesn't excuse the fact that this is the worst in a long line of movies attempting to mix intelligent sci-fi fare with mindless action to predictably horrendous results.