Ultraviolet (2006)

User Rating:

4.0/10   

Director:

Kurt Wimmer

Writer (WGA):

Kurt Wimmer (written by)

Release Date:

3 March 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

The Blood War is On

Plot:

A beautiful hemophage infected with a virus that gives her superhuman powers has to protect a boy in a futuristic world, who is thought to be carrying antigens that would destroy all hemophages.

Plot Keywords:

Disease | Speed | Vampire | Hemophagia | Totalitarian

Cast

Milla Jovovich	...	Violet
Cameron Bright	...	Six
Nick Chinlund	...	Daxus
Sebastien Andrieu	...	Nerva
Ida Martin	...	Young Violet
William Fichtner	...	Garth
David Collier	...	BF-1
Kieran O'Rorke	...	Detective Cross
Digger Mesch	...	Detective Endera
Ryan Martin	...	Detective Breeder
Steven Calcote	...	Young Daxus
Ricardo Mamood-Vega	...	Violet's Husband (as Ricardo Mamood)
Mike Smith	...	Hospital Hemophage
Clay Cullen	...	Rebel Hemophage
Jennifer Caputo	...	Elizabeth P. Watkins

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sequences of violent action throughout, partial nudity and language.

Runtime:

88 min | USA:94 min (unrated version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Australia:M | Singapore:PG | Canada:14A (Alberta/Manitoba) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (British Columbia/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | UK:15 | Sweden:11 | Malaysia:18SG | Malaysia:U (cut version) | Brazil:14 | Portugal:M/16 | Ireland:15A | Germany:12 | France:Unrated | Canada:PG | Finland:K-11 | Argentina:13 | Iceland:12 | Norway:11 | South Korea:12 | Philippines:PG-13 | Japan:PG-12 | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:15 | South Korea:15 (DVD rating) | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Hong Kong, China

Company:

Screen Gems

Trivia:

Kurt Wimmer wrote the script with Milla Jovovich in mind as the lead character.

Goofs:

Continuity: Before Violet fights with the Blood Chinois she drops her gun. Just before they begin to fight, the floor is completely clear, and the gun nowhere to be seen.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Violet: Hello. My name is Violet and I was born into a world you may not understand.

Movie Connections:

References Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985)

Definitely not Equilibrium

Kurt Wimmer who wrote and directed Equilibrium, which imho is a great movie, failed miserably to repeat his former success. The idea's behind the movie had visible potential but unfortunately the execution was extremely poor. Bad acting, a confusing and altogether nonsensical story line, and most of all bad writing really killed this one for me. This movie seemed more like a commercial for CGI than anything else. The CGI however was excellent (except for the last scene, I guess they ran out of money)and probably the most interesting part of the movie. The action which is why I saw the movie suffered from repetition: from the characters, to the setups (Violet is being attacked when she is out-numbered), to the moves, unnecessary sword fighting when they have guns with bullets, unnecessarily repetitive situations (big circle everyone attacks at once and violet wins with ease no challenging battle), and a lack of depth. Kurt really missed the mark, better luck next time.