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Release Date:
29 August 2008 (USA) morePlot:
Veteran-turned-mercenary Thoorop 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 synopsisNewsDesk:
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Fox Does it Again: Luhrmann Forced to Alter 'Australia' Ending (From Rope Of Silicon. 11 November 2008, 3:41 PM, PST)
On DVD Today: November 11, 2008
(From Rope Of Silicon. 11 November 2008, 3:34 PM, PST)
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Sadly average moreUS Showtimes:
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(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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Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, language and some sexuality.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
USA:90 min | France:101 min | 161 min (original uncut version) | Argentina:90 minLanguage:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
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:MMOVIEmeter: 
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The round Sigil Tattoo seen on Vin Diesel's neck is known as "The Gate of the Necronomicon" and is protective, symbolizing Man, the Creator and The Watchers. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Toorop picks up the girls at the Noelite convent, you see him standing next to the car door as they get in. Next shot, as he gets in himself, there's no one in the back. moreFAQ
Does "Babylon A.D." have anything to do with "Babylon 5"?In what year is the story set?
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I should say first that I don't know the book this movie is adapted from, so I just mean to give an opinion on the movie itself and the way it's handled.
Director Mathieu Kassovitz has been in the business for a while now and is a well complete actor as well and still something about this project went wrong. The story itself seems solid - and somewhat I can imagine the book being just great - but the movie looks rushed with only the most important and visual parts shown.
Actually, it's a kind of annoying experience as you can see how really good it could have been if they only did a better job on the background and the storytelling instead of mixing everything from the book in an action packed movie. Now being totally honest, the action isn't great at all thanks to the shaky hand cam effect (The Bourne Legacy I guess ...) and uninspired choreography. Same goes for the acting : Depardieu and Wilson are easily the worst : they would have read the script for the first time it wouldn't have surprise me.
Considering all the good material it certainly feels like a misproduction, someone said the director and actor Vin Diesel were having different opinions and I do hope the latter won because if Kassovitz did it the way he wanted I'd be really disappointed.
We've been awarded with such great movies around the same kind of subject (Children of Men to name one) that this one seems pale compared to those.