63
TV Guide Magazine
Rich with atmosphere but too similar to films ranging from "Children of Men" to "Doomsday" to carve out its own distinctive niche.
Babylon A.D.
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- France
- 2008
- · 101m
Director
Mathieu Kassovitz
Cast
Vin Diesel,
Michelle Yeoh,
Mélanie Thierry,
Lambert Wilson,
Charlotte Rampling,
Gérard Depardieu
Genre
Action,
Adventure,
Science Fiction,
Thriller
In Babylon A.D Vin Diesel stars as a veteran-turned-mercenary who is hired to deliver a package from the ravages of post-apocalyptic Eastern Europe to a destination in the teeming megalopolis of New York City. The "package" is a mysterious young woman with a secret.
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What are critics saying?
40
Empire
Brawny but brainless techno-twaddle.
40
Variety
A noisier, costlier version of "Children of Men," yet lacking that film's social-political significance and jaw-dropping direction.
38
ReelViews by James Berardinelli
The lackluster acting and horrendous dialogue don't help.
33
Entertainment Weekly
When martial arts star Michelle Yeoh shows up as a pious, butt-kicking nun, you have to wonder if Kassovitz isn't accidentally cribbing from Mel Brooks, too.
33
The A.V. Club by Keith Phipps
As long it sticks to that chase, Babylon A.D. remains a sub-passable lead-footed action film with neat scenery.
25
Boston Globe
When this Vin Diesel vehicle isn't pointlessly frenzied, it's narratively inert, wasting some decent production design, and a French-flavored cast primed for fun.
20
The New York Times by A.O. Scott
Our judgments, in any case, may be superfluous, since the director, Mathieu Kassovitz, has already publicly described it as "pure violence and stupidity."
20
New York Daily News by Elizabeth Weitzman
The plot makes absolutely no sense.
10
The Hollywood Reporter by Michael Rechtshaffen
A towering heap of nihilistic nonsense that plays like a cornball "Children of God."
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