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Ultraviolet (2006)
Directed by Kurt Wimmer
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Overview
In the late 21st century, a subculture of humans have emerged who have been modified genetically by a vampire-like disease, giving them enhanced speed, incredible stamina and acute intelligence. As they are set apart from “normal” and “healthy” humans, the world is pushed to the brink of worldwide civil war aimed at the destruction of the “diseased” population. In the middle of this crossed-fire is - an infected woman - Ultraviolet, who finds herself protecting a nine-year-old boy who has been marked for death by the human government as he is believed to be a threat to humans.
Rated PG-13 | Length 87 minutes
Actors
Milla Jovovich | Cameron Bright | Nick Chinlund | Sebastien Andrieu | Ida Martin | William Fichtner | David Collier | Kieran O'Rorke | Digger Mesch | Ryan Martin | Steven Calcote | Ricardo Mamood-Vega | Mike Smith | Clay Cullen | Jennifer Caputo | Jack Murphy | Diego Swing | Theodore Thomas | Abraham Boyd | Matthew Sturgess | Kurt Wimmer | Russell Wait | Duc Luu | Ian Streetz | Yee Tin-Hung
Viewing History (seen 2 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/02/2023 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 6 stars |
| 03/05/2006 | Movie Screen | Film | Theater | 7 stars |
| (Average) 6.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
Decided to keep the Milla train rolling with another mid-tier actioner that I haven’t seen since the theater. Have this on DVD but figured the Hulu stream would be in HD and I was correct. It looks good for a movie that mostly does not look good. The digital smoothing to produce the comic book effect is distracting. I forgot all about that along w/much of this movie so it was a good revisit. Milla is terrific as the badass vampire with a heart. This is Wimmer’s Matrix crossed with Resident Evil w/a splash of his own dystopian Equilibrium gun-kata.
I like this movie but it’s not a very good movie. The stakes (no pun intended) don’t feel all that major bc they really don’t table set the world very well. Like who cares about any of this? It’s just a vehicle to see Milla look amazing and kick ass. And I’m fine with that, I guess. But she deserved better.
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