The narrative is so jumbled that even the actors can't seem to keep track of what exactly is meant to be happening.
Ultraviolet (2006)
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Reviews Counted:74
Fresh:6
Rotten:68
Average Rating:2.7/10
Consensus: An incomprehensible and forgettable sci-fi thriller, Ultraviolet is inept in every regard.
Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for sequences of violent action throughout, partial nudity and language.
Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Theatrical Release:Mar 3, 2006 Wide
Box Office: $18,337,122
Synopsis: Although the artwork in the opening credits would lead you to believe otherwise, writer/director Kurt Wimmer (EQUILIBRIUM) reportedly based ULTRAVIOLET not on a comic book but on John Cassavetes's... Although the artwork in the opening credits would lead you to believe otherwise, writer/director Kurt Wimmer (EQUILIBRIUM) reportedly based ULTRAVIOLET not on a comic book but on John Cassavetes's 1980 film GLORIA, in which a woman must protect a young boy who is carrying some information sought by the Mafia. In ULTRAVIOLET's mid-21st century, a virus has turned part of the earth's population into "hemophages," vampire-like creatures with heightened speed and dexterity, and a fascist government is intent on stamping them out. Enter Violet (Milla Jovovich), a hemophage determined to fight for her people. Her battle takes an unexpected turn, however, when she finds herself protecting Six (Cameron Bright), a mysterious young child who was raised in a lab. Tailor-made for young action fans raised on anime and videogames who want nothing more than to see a beautiful heroine leave a path of destruction behind her, ULTRAVIOLET cross-pollinates plot threads from popular franchises like THE MATRIX and UNDERWORLD. Creating a brightly hued, soft-focus environment constructed entirely with CGI and a green screen, ULTRAVIOLET's look is much like SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW (2004). Cementing the reputation she established with similar athletic, minimally clothed roles in THE FIFTH ELEMENT and the RESIDENT EVIL films, Jovovich will go down in the books as a sci-fi femme fatale for the ages. Her Ultraviolet--who inexplicably changes her hair color and outfits seemingly at will--is a lethal melding of Morticia Adams at a rave and KILL BILL's Bride. Pulling off moves that clearly demonstrate the training she underwent for the role, and usually with a bare midriff, she gives her fans plenty to enjoy. Wimmer wisely leaves the door open for further adventures in the saga. [More]
Starring: Milla Jovovich, Cameron Bright, Nick Chinlund, William Fichtner
Starring: Milla Jovovich, Cameron Bright, Nick Chinlund, William Fichtner
Director: Kurt Wimmer
Director: Kurt Wimmer
Screenwriter: Kurt Wimmer
Producer: John Baldecchi
Composer: Klaus Badelt
Studio: Screen Gems
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Reviews for Ultraviolet
This nearly incomprehensible guilty pleasure is actually a great deal of fun.
The only redeeming feature is a production design so outrageously mad that you will genuinely have no idea what you're watching for more than half the time.
The adventures of Catwoman, Elektra, Lara Croft and Aeon Flux were positively Homeric compared to this simple-minded Hi-Def tedium...
Uwe Boll would be proud of this movie. It's pretentious and oh-so-serious. The tone of the movie is one of high art, but it stinks like a landfill.
Undemanding, unengaging, and glaringly unoriginal, Ultraviolet gives real comic books a bad name.
Some spectacular action, though obviously digital: free of risk, free of drama.
Anyway, we went to Ultraviolet so you won’t have to. It was awful. Next time you go, okay?
Crank your brain to its lowest possible idle and you'll still overthink Ultraviolet.
The real blood war is between this movie and the slightly better Aeon Flux, which Wimmer plagiarizes as freely as Equilibrium plagiarized Fahrenheit 451 and The Matrix.
Ultraviolet will be studied with great interest in the future - not for its quality or its artistic merit, but rather to discover how a turd like this was made.
Ultraviolet cleaves faithfully to its comic-book genealogy with a plot unobstructed by big words and images that rarely breach two dimensions. Ultrasilly.
Milla Jovovich may look hot in spandex and bangs, but if you want rapidly-cut, slow-motioned-for-emphasis spectacle AND story, take in some ESPN highlights or any production by NFL Films. At least you would be getting your money’s worth.
When I saw the trailer for "Ultraviolet," I thought: Well, here's another PG-13 movie with a slender, beautiful heroine in exotic garb in a flick made for fan boys." I was right.
Cool martial arts and special effects barely make up for laughably atrocious writing and acting and an obvious sci-fi premise.
Unengaging, uninspired and unwatchable. A criminal waste of time and talent.
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