Pretty cool sci fi action flick but, very weird and quite random. Typical off the wall plot and over the top action.
you have Vin playing your grisly hardened but likeable anti hero, hes not out to save the world just put a few punks in...
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Pretty cool sci fi action flick but, very weird and quite random. Typical off the wall plot and over the top action.
you have Vin playing your grisly hardened but likeable anti hero, hes not out to save the world just put a few punks in there place and get a job done. Vin once again slips into the role of Big brother and the protector. He does this pretty well.

So the plot is a little all over the place and tough to follow, but the visuals and stunts are fun to witness. Just dont expect to remember the plot a day or 2 later.

Vin Diesel has a tendency to create action movies. Look at the whole Chronicles of Riddick trilogy. And, as usual, the critics hold something against them and give 'em a lowrating. I'm afraid I must disagree with the critics on this one....
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Vin Diesel has a tendency to create action movies. Look at the whole Chronicles of Riddick trilogy. And, as usual, the critics hold something against them and give 'em a lowrating. I'm afraid I must disagree with the critics on this one. Babylon A.D. exhibits a decent storyline with few flaws and a whole lot of action. The story takes place in Asia and Europe, and later moves to the U.S. For the most part, it's a struggle to reach New York, while surviving the terrors of a futuristic world in which society has collapsed. Rather then becoming a more sophisticated and peaceful place, the Earth is a corrupt place full of people fighting to survive and find a better life; I believe it's an extremely plausible situation. A mercenary named Toorop (Vin Diesel) is tormented by inner demons, but follows a strict code of honor, placing great value on his word. When hired by a corrupt, rich guy who pulls the strings of European and Asian governments, Toorop finds himself transporting a strange girl and her friend/adopted parent to New York, and facing the choice to walk away and save himself, or try to help someone. I'll admit, the movie could have been better. It was a bit slow to start, and the fact that Toorop would speak in English while others spoke Russian disappointed me a bit, but those were pretty minor things. The worst part of the movie was probably the end. I felt as though the movie should've been longer than an hour and 25-ish minutes. The end itself could've been a bit more drawn out than it was... a bit of a better explanation for those who can't interpret things so well. Other than that and a few funky lines, I found the movie to be extremely good. There were some truly amazing special effects, my favorites being a missle locked on Vin Diesel's transport breezing past his wards' faces, flames enveloping Vin Diesel, and a snowmobile chase. The filming also captured quite a few beautiful places while remaining in the storyline and staying realistic. Overall, I felt it was a good movie. Sadly, it was one of those movies I wish I'd been helping out with, so that I could've fixed a couple problems that bugged me and absolutely wrecked a lot of people's opinions of the movie. But I still loved it, and I hope that Vin Diesel will continue to try to pump out these action movies.

Even if no one else appreciates them, I do.

Take a little bit of "Fifth Element", " Children of Men" and of course Vin Diesel and you'll get this movie. I think this movie should have been longer than 83 minutes, there are many holes in the story and even the end is very...
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Take a little bit of "Fifth Element", " Children of Men" and of course Vin Diesel and you'll get this movie. I think this movie should have been longer than 83 minutes, there are many holes in the story and even the end is very abrupt. But I really liked Gerard Depardieu with a russian accent.
Nice movie but I hope for a 30 minutes longer Director's Cut.