Ultraviolet (2006)

A beautiful hæmophage 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 hæmophages.

Director:

Kurt Wimmer

Writer:

Kurt Wimmer

Stars:

Milla Jovovich, Cameron Bright, Nick Chinlund

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Milla Jovovich	...	Violet Song Jat Shariff
Cameron Bright	...	Six
Nick Chinlund	...	Ferdinand Daxus
Sebastien Andrieu	...	Nerva
Ida Martin	...	Young Violet
William Fichtner	...	Garth
David E. Collier	...	BF-1 (as David Collier)
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

Storyline

In 2078, in the wake of a global pandemic of vampirism, a sub-species of disease-modified humans find themselves possessing extraordinary agility, enhanced strength, incredible stamina, and acute intelligence. As a result, humankind is now pushed to the brink of a brutal, worldwide civil war. Now, against the backdrop of the imminent confrontation between the government and the "others", Ultraviolet, an infected beautiful Haemophage, finds herself caught in the middle, protecting Six, a helpless nine-year-old boy who has been marked for death by the military forces of Daxus. Can Ultraviolet destroy Daxus' ultimate anti-Haemophage weapon?

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Plot Keywords:

terrible dialogue | bad acting | bare midriff | bare shoulders | boy | 

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Taglines:

The Blood War is On

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Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Did You Know?

Trivia

In an early scene, Daxus is seen breaking a seal on, and then drinking, a hot coffee from a self-heating mug. Self-heating products, both foods and drinks, have been available in the real world for some years now, most of them using an exothermic chemical reaction to heat their contents.

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Goofs

When Violet is on the motorcycle on the roof and is about to speed towards and jump through the helicopter, she spins the back tire and then pops the clutch and takes off. If she was holding in the clutch, the back tire would not be spinning.

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Quotes

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

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Crazy Credits

The opening credits appear in a montage of "Ultraviolet" comic book covers.

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Alternate Versions

There is an 'Unrated Extended Cut' available on DVD, this version runs to around 94 minutes and drastically improves the comprehensibility of the story. The major addition is of some voice-over exposition from Violet which mentions the affects of 'hemophagia' and more of her own personal story. There are also some alterations to combat scenes which were presumably edited for content.

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Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Worst Movies of the 2000s (2016)

User Reviews

Underrated.

Look, let's be serious. The movie is flashy and fantastic, buried in cgi and special effects, and the plot is rather obscure and strange. What makes the movie good is that it does go over the top. This movie dazzles.

If Mila catches your eye, this movie may be the finest piece that she did around this time. So beautiful.

Details

Official Sites:

Gaumont Columbia Tristar [France] Official site [Russia]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Vietnamese

Release Date:

3 March 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ultraviolet

Filming Locations:

China

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$9,064,880, 5 March 2006

Gross USA:

$18,535,812

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$31,070,211

Company Credits

Production Co:

Screen Gems, Ultravi Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min 94 min (unrated)

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1