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Release Date:
29 August 2008 (USA)
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Plot:
Veteran-turned-mercenary Toorop takes the high-risk job of escorting a woman from Russia to America. Little does he know that she is host to an organism that a cult wants to harvest in order to produce a genetically modified Messiah. | full synopsis
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Interesting Futuristic Details Stitched into a Poor Story
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Vin Diesel | ... | Toorop |
 | Michelle Yeoh | ... | Sister Rebeka |
 | Mélanie Thierry | ... | Aurora |
 | Gérard Depardieu | ... | Gorsky |
 | Charlotte Rampling | ... | High Priestess |
 | Mark Strong | ... | Finn |
 | Lambert Wilson | ... | Darquandier |
| Jérôme Le Banner | ... | Killa |
 | Joel Kirby | ... | Dr. Newton |
| Souleymane Dicko | ... | Jamal |
| David Belle | ... | Kid with Tattoos |
 | Radek Bruna | ... | Karl |
 | Jan Unger | ... | Fight Promoter |
| Abraham Belaga | ... | Assistant to High Priestess |
| Gary Cowan | ... | Neolite Executive |
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Also Known As:
Babylon Babies (USA) (working title)
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Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, language and some sexuality.
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90 min | 101 min (extended version)
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2.35 : 1 more
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USA:PG-13 (certificate #44122) |
UK:12A |
Ireland:12A |
Singapore:PG |
Finland:K-13 |
South Korea:12 |
Malaysia:U |
Netherlands:12 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) |
Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) |
Sweden:15 |
New Zealand:M |
Argentina:13 |
Peru:14 |
Australia:M |
Singapore:NC-16 (extended version) |
Mexico:B |
Brazil:14
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French actor Vincent Cassel was initially sought to be cast in the lead role.
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Continuity: Immediately after Toorop fires his gun into the air in the crowd of vehicle traffic when he, Sister Rebeka and Aurora are leaning against the car the phone earpiece is in Toorop's right ear. In the next shot where Toorpo looks to the subway the phone earpiece is gone.
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References The Wizard of Oz (1939)
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Digital Slaps
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Wow. I didn't have high expectation, but thought I'd at least enjoy Babylon AD. I like just about anything science fiction and most B movies. Babylon AD seriously got the Homer Simpson treatment which I explain later in my review.
The setting is the world in ruins after nuclear war. Vin Diesel comes in as the anti-hero, terrorist hired to deliver a "package" to the US. Enter Michelle Yeoh as the protector and chaperone to the package. She's excellent in her role as a nun in a seemingly peaceful cult spouting lines such as, "just because we are peaceful, doesn't mean we are weak." There are some nifty special effects and enough mystery at the beginning to make me believe the film is going to get 7 stars.
Except for some futuristic technology, that's about it for the good parts of the film.
As for the bad parts, have you ever seen The Simpsons episode with Mel Gibson? The last half hour of Babylon AD is treated like Homer Simpson's version of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. I'm not kidding. It was shockingly bad and truly follows Homer's vision.
I'm still not quite sure what point the movie was trying to make. The story becomes so muddled and the acting is so bad at times that I had no idea what was going on. About 3/4 through the movie, one of the most awkward sexual tension scenes is thrown in for the hell of it. There's no build to it and it makes absolutely no sense, which unfortunately becomes the recurring theme until the end.