Absolon (2001)

User Rating:

4.2/10   

Director:

David Barto

Writer (WGA):

Brad Mirman (written by)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Action | Thriller

Tagline:

Fight for the cure... Or face extermination!

Plot:

In a world ravaged by disease, he's the only cure... and the last hope for human-kind.

Plot Keywords:

Virus | Lasersight | Slide Locked Back | Arsenal | Hit With Shovel

Cast

Christopher Lambert	...	Det. Norman Scot
Lou Diamond Phillips	...	Agent Walters
Kelly Brook	...	Dr. Claire Whittaker
Ron Perlman	...	Murchison
Roberta Angelica	...	Det. Ruth Bryant
Neville Edwards	...	Harris
Tre Smith	...	Vasquez
James Kidnie	...	Doc
Topaz Hasfal-Schou	...	Davis (as Topaz Hasfal)
Donald Burda	...	Lt. Greer
Graham Kartna	...	Young David
Adam Bramble	...	Old David
Sarah Plommer	...	WJD Tech
Neil Foster	...	Dr. Frederick Reyna
Vanessa Winton	...	Sara

MPAA:

Rated R for violence.

Runtime:

Brazil:96 min | Argentina:96 min

Country:

Canada | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Denmark:15 | Argentina:16 | Canada:14A | Germany:16 | Iceland:16 | Norway:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

GFT Entertainment

Trivia:

David Barto's first studio film.

Goofs:

Continuity: Near the end of the movie, when Scot and Walters fight, there is a short sequence of Scot without his jacket before he actually takes it off.

Quotes:

Murchison: [speaking to Walters] I send you out to do a simple thing. A simple thing, by definition, should not be difficult to accomplish. You, have taken that thing and allowed it to become a complex thing.

Movie Connections:

References La madre muerta (1993)

Soundtrack:

Absolon Theme

Good low budget film.

You don´t have to ask too much from a low budget movie like this. It is what it is, as the oracle would say, and there are some interesting and funny moments on it. The script is not great, that´s true but i liked the directing and most of the cast. What was the budget in this flick? 3, 4 million... not enough for this kind of story with gunfire, carchases... The first half of the movie works, then... well the script is not that great.The director was an storyborad artist and a designer before -I saw Sussus, his animated short film,and I loved it- like many other filmmakers like James Cameron... and I´m not saying this guy could be him but anybody out there remembers Piranha 2? I like to see what this director can do with a bigger budget and a better script. And seriously, it does not matter if the director is british, chinese of spanish... the script is the script. I didn´t like the soundtrack too much but it wasn´t that bad. Ron perlman is brilliant and Kelly Brook, gorgeous. Lou Diamond Phillips is very funny. I like it.