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Doomsday (2008)

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Reviews Counted:63

Fresh:30

Rotten:33

Average Rating:5/10

Consensus: Doomsday is a pale imitation of previous futuristic thrillers, minus the cohesive narrative and charismatic leads.

Rated: R

Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Theatrical Release:Mar 14, 2008 Wide

Box Office: $10,955,425

Synopsis: Writer/director Neil Marshall earned the respect of horror devotees with his first two features, DOG SOLDIERS and THE DESCENT, refreshing and scary twists on the werewolf and expedition-gone-wrong... Writer/director Neil Marshall earned the respect of horror devotees with his first two features, DOG SOLDIERS and THE DESCENT, refreshing and scary twists on the werewolf and expedition-gone-wrong genres. Where those works exemplified a respect for pure horror, devoid of the tension-spoiling comedy that infects most fright films, DOOMSDAY is Marshall's love letter to the post-apocalyptic action-exploitation films of the 1980s. Bubbling over with action, gore, and dark humor, his third film has all the bases covered for a fun, knowingly corny viewing experience. After a deadly plague results in the quarantine of the entire country of Scotland (in a scene reminiscent of I AM LEGEND), a wall is built around the country preventing anyone from going in or out. Thirty years later, the British government believes everyone within the wall to be dead, but when they find signs of life and learn of the possibility of a cure, a team of specially trained agents led by Eden Sinclair (Rhona Mitra) become the first outsiders to venture inside the country since the epidemic. They discover that there are plenty of survivors who have splintered into fierce, warlike tribes, living in a lawless society where cannibalism and murder are the order of the day. Astute viewers will have a blast playing "spot the influence," with loving, obvious nods to ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, ALIENS, 28 DAYS LATER, and the MAD MAX films. At the film's halfway point, Marshall switches gears, transforming the film from a punk-informed futuristic action film into a medieval-style chase film, utilizing Scotland's castles and sumptuous green landscapes to the fullest. Mitra is an exciting physical presence as Eden, a female version of NEW YORK's Snake Plissken, and the great supporting cast includes Bob Hoskins and Malcolm McDowell. [More]

Starring: Rhona Mitra, Bob Hoskins, Adrian Lester, Alexander Siddig

Starring: Rhona Mitra, Bob Hoskins, Adrian Lester, Alexander Siddig, David O'Hara, Malcolm McDowell, Sean Pertwee, MyAnna Buring, Nora-Jane Noone

Director: Neil Marshall

Director: Neil Marshall
Screenwriter: Neil Marshall
Producer: Steven Paul, Benedict Carver
Composer: Tyler Bates
Studio: Rogue Pictures

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Imagine the first serious competition to the Deutsche dummkopf Uwe Boll as "worst director" working today, thanks to this mad and maddening mash-up genre picture.

Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | comment 6 Comments
03/14/08
Roger Moore
Roger Moore
Orlando Sentinel

Doomsday is a mess of lousy filmmaking and unrelenting artistic bankruptcy, smashed together to form an ear-splitting, overcooked, awfully irritating shell of an experience.

Full Review Source: BrianOrndorf.com | comment 3 Comments
03/14/08
Brian Orndorf
Brian Orndorf
BrianOrndorf.com

Doomsday typifies the kind of movie that gets dumped into theaters during the late winter -- a regurgitated storyline, no big stars, and no real prospects at the box office.

Full Review Source: ReelViews | comment 3 Comments
03/14/08
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
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If Marshall's goal was to deliver a no-nonsense, tongue-in-cheek, mega-violent "throwback" action flick, I'd say he's done a damn fine job of it.

Full Review Source: FEARnet | comment 3 Comments
03/16/08
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
FEARnet

As scattered as it is senseless.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment 1 Comment
03/14/08
Bill Gibron
Bill Gibron
Filmcritic.com

Soulless, impersonal and shamelessly derivative, this dime-a-dozen sci-fi garbage is such a depressing step down for Neil Marshall that one can hardly believe it was made by the same guy responsible for the rightfully acclaimed The Descent.

Full Review Source: DustinPutman.com | comment 1 Comment
03/15/08
Dustin Putman
Dustin Putman
DustinPutman.com

spintati pseytokaltia, poy o,ti yposhetai sto dinei aplohera

Full Review Source: Movies for the Masses | comment 1 Comment
05/06/08
Joseph Proimakis
Joseph Proimakis
Movies for the Masses

The survivors have made it a priority -- as they have in so many post-apocalyptic action flicks -- to store up provisions of mascara and hair dye.

Full Review Source: LarsenOnFilm | comment 1 Comment
03/14/08
Josh Larsen
Josh Larsen
LarsenOnFilm

Neil Marshall should be ashamed for foisting such a disappointing follow-up to The Descent on his fans.

Full Review Source: NewsBlaze | comment 1 Comment
03/15/08
Kam Williams
Kam Williams
NewsBlaze

Marshall delivers what he promises and Mitri makes for a cool, kick-arse heroine in the Ellen Ripley mold.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment 1 Comment
03/14/08
Ken Fox
Ken Fox
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Here's a gorefest that also includes a little story line.

Full Review Source: Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) | comment 1 Comment
03/14/08
Linda Cook
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

Attention, apocalypse-hungry filmgoers: Doomsday may be the blue-light special you're looking for.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
03/17/08
Alex Markerson
Alex Markerson
E! Online

I can't support or defend Doomsday in the slightest. But it's also the most fun I've had at the movies in weeks. If you're in the mood for sheer sensation without the slightest bit of intelligence, this is the flick for you.

Full Review Source: MSNBC | comment Comment
03/14/08
Alonso Duralde
Alonso Duralde
MSNBC

Brimming with exploitation antics, grindhouse sensibilities and, heh heh, exploding bunnies, Doomsday conjures a future thrown back to the dead-end styles and amoral excesses of the eighties - and no future could be bleaker than that.

Full Review Source: musicOMH.com | comment Comment
05/09/08
Anton Bitel
Anton Bitel
musicOMH.com

The movie doesn't disguise the fact that this is a loving homage to early 80's science fiction cult classics.

Full Review Source: Sin Magazine | comment Comment
06/05/08
Austin Kennedy
Austin Kennedy
Sin Magazine

A series of loosely linked action scenes, Doomsday plays out more like a video game than a movie.

Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | comment Comment
03/21/08
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press

Doomsday might seem novel - if you've never seen "The Road Warrior," "Aliens," "Escape from New York" or any other post-apocalyptic flick before.

Full Review Source: Washington Times | comment Comment
08/02/08
Christian Toto
Christian Toto
Washington Times

As the crowd screams and pounds their chests, the camera shows Eden's back. It's a grim resolution, even in the post-apocalypse.

Full Review Source: PopMatters | comment Comment
03/21/08
Cynthia Fuchs
Cynthia Fuchs
PopMatters

When the film's unspooling and we're watching Rhona Mitra drive a sports car through an exploding bus, we find ourselves in movie geek heaven.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
04/01/08
David Cornelius
David Cornelius
eFilmCritic.com

Most fantasy-action films blow their budgets in the first half-hour, and limp home with their makeup smeared. Doomsday is unusually patient, smartly saving most of its fireworks for the later innings.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Inquirer | comment Comment
03/18/08
David Hiltbrand
David Hiltbrand
Philadelphia Inquirer
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