Babylon A.D.

Vin Diesel stars in the sci-fi adventure that has a violent and confusing plot that's all too familiar

The gritty world-weariness that informs the first 10 minutes of the new sci-fi adventure "Babylon A.D." promises something along the lines of the daring, socially inquisitive "Children of Men," with the bonus of Vin Diesel killing people. Unfortunately, the film quickly degenerates into chases and gunfights and not much else.
This is not a terrible movie, but it's too familiar by half and too confusing by a third. Director Mathieu Kassovitz, best known stateside as Audrey Tautou's love interest in "Amelie" but also respected in Europe as a filmmaker ("La Haine"), does have a vision beyond the usual genre schlock. [...]

di Michael Ordoña, articolo completo (2245 caratteri spazi inclusi) su The Los Angeles Times 1 settembre 2008