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DOA: Dead or Alive (2007)

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Reviews Counted:41

Fresh:14

Rotten:27

Average Rating:4.5/10

Consensus: With a ridiculous plot and comical acting, checking one's brain at the door is required before watching DOA: Dead or Alive.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for pervasive martial arts and action violence, some sexuality and nudity

Runtime: 87 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Theatrical Release:Jun 15, 2007 Wide

Box Office: $260,713

Synopsis: Based on a popular series of video games, DOA: DEAD OR ALIVE is set on an exotic island where a group of extraordinary men and women face off against each other in a single-elimination fighting... Based on a popular series of video games, DOA: DEAD OR ALIVE is set on an exotic island where a group of extraordinary men and women face off against each other in a single-elimination fighting competition for a $10 million winner-take-all prize. The film focuses on three main competitors: Tina Armstrong (Jaime Pressly), a professional wrestler who wants to prove to herself, and the world, that she's not a fake; Princess Kasumi (Devon Aoki), who has gone against the laws of her kingdom by escaping on her own in order to search for her missing brother (Collin Chou), a former DOA participant; and Christie (Holly Valance), who, along with the mysterious Max (Matthew Marsden), is more interested in the $100 million locked away in a hidden vault than in the fighting prize. But the winner is going to have to get past some of the toughest men in the world, including Tina's father (real-life professional wrestler Kevin Nash) and island favorite Bayman (real-life six-time World's Strongest Man champion Derek Boyer). Meanwhile, behind the scenes, geeky nerd Weatherby (Steve Howey) is rooting for Helena (Sarah Carter), whose late father started the event, which is now in the hands of the questionably motivated Donovan (Eric Roberts). DOA: DEAD OR ALIVE was helmed by longtime Hong Kong actor, director, writer, and action director Corey Yuen (THE TRANSPORTER, KISS OF THE DRAGON) and features music by Junkie XL. [More]

Starring: Devon Aoki, Jaime Pressly, Matthew Marsden, Sarah Carter

Starring: Devon Aoki, Jaime Pressly, Matthew Marsden, Sarah Carter, Holly Valance, Natassia Malthe, Eric Roberts, Collin Chou, Kane Kosugi

Director: Corey Yuen

Director: Corey Yuen
Screenwriter: J.F. Lawton, Adam Gross, Seth Gross, Granz Henman
Producer: Mark A. Altman, Paul W.S. Anderson
Studio: Weinstein Company

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A videogame-based movie that's so bad, you won't believe it wasn't directed by Uwe Boll!

Full Review Source: Aisle Seat | comment Comment
06/15/07
Mike McGranaghan
Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat

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Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
06/30/07
Josh Rosenblatt
Josh Rosenblatt
Austin Chronicle

You know what to expect with Paul WS Anderson onboard as producer.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment 1 Comment
09/05/06
Jamie Russell
Jamie Russell
BBC

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Full Review Source: Big Picture Big Sound | comment Comment
07/14/07
Joe Lozito
Joe Lozito
Big Picture Big Sound

Corey Yuen and his writers have adapted their dubiously titled DOA: Dead or Alive from the video game series of the same name -- apparently convinced that the scraps of backstory originally scribbled by the gamers were plenty.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
06/18/07
Tom Russo
Tom Russo
Boston Globe

Like Mortal Kombat with more exposition... They've already got the tight, muscular bodies glistening with sweat, rain and various forms of mist, kicking ass in their underwear... So why so much story?

Full Review Source: Can Magazine | comment Comment
06/15/07
Fred Topel
Fred Topel
Can Magazine

Tão divertido quanto acompanhar, por 90 minutos, duas pessoas jogando videogame sem jamais podermos participar da brincadeira.

Full Review Source: Cinema em Cena | comment 5 Comments
12/08/06
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

Call it the Guilty Pleasure of the year for me. Hell, it's a heck of a lot more entertaining than Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle.

Full Review Source: Cinematical | comment Comment
06/17/07
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
Cinematical

Unquestionably brain-dead, but also a great example of unpretentious, second-gear celluloid, generated quickly, cheaply -- and for the fun of it.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
06/14/07
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

A film that boys aged 12 to 15 are going to lap up thanks to endless shots of Valance and her curvy co-stars in their swimsuits. But with a plot even flimsier than the bikinis, there’s nothing here for the rest of us.

Full Review Source: Daily Mirror [UK] | comment 2 Comments
09/23/06
David Edwards
David Edwards
Daily Mirror [UK]

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Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
06/23/07
Dallas Morning News

If Corey Yuen believed in truth in advertising, ala Snakes on a Plane, this flick would have a name like Jiggly Babes Kick Butt. The stuff that post-pubescent dreams are made of.

Full Review Source: Denver Urban Spectrum | comment Comment
06/17/07
Kam Williams
Kam Williams
Denver Urban Spectrum
N/R

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Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
06/23/07
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

While the teen target audience may be convinced that this is exciting, the rest of us will leave the theater exhausted and with brain cells thoroughly fried.

Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press | comment Comment
06/18/07
John Monaghan
John Monaghan
Detroit Free Press

Charlie's Angels 3 it ain't, but big up to director Corey Yuen for crafting a splashy and appropriately trashy fighting flick that chicks can cheer for.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
06/18/07
James Diers
James Diers
E! Online

D.O.A. is meant to be a high-flying, low-cut, bloody-knuckled diversion, not a Eugene O'Neill adaptation. The picture gets the bone-breaking footage just right.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
06/07/07
Brian Orndorf
Brian Orndorf
eFilmCritic.com

The performances are so wooden that things improve when Eric frickin’ Roberts turns up with a bad wig.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
09/23/06
Chris Hewitt (UK)
Chris Hewitt (UK)
Empire Magazine

If you only ever see one bad movie about warrior chicks who meet on a tropical isle for a fight contest, make it DOA: Dead or Alive.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment 2 Comments
06/20/07
Gregory Kirschling
Gregory Kirschling
Entertainment Weekly

It's all about as thrilling as watching the countryside whiz by in the car.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
06/25/07
Frank Lovece
Frank Lovece
Film Journal International

D.O.A.: Dead or Alive can easily be described as 'Hot chicks kicking ass in string bikinis.' And there's nothing wrong with that.

Full Review Source: Film School Rejects | comment Comment
06/15/07
Kevin Carr
Kevin Carr
Film School Rejects
 
 
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