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Doomsday is a pale imitation of previous futuristic thrillers, minus the cohesive narrative and charismatic leads. Read critic reviews
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When the first outbreak of the Reaper virus hit Scotland, Eden Sinclair was one of the last to escape containment and had to leave her mother behind. Twenty-five years later, Maj. Eden Sinclair (Rhona Mitra) leads a team back into the hot zone to find a counteragent to the virus, which has re-emerged in London. She and her comrades wage a desperate battle for survival against feral survivors, as they try to prevent it from ushering in a new dark age.
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Rating: R (Some Sexual Content/Nudity|Language|Strong Bloody Violence)
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Genre: Action, Sci-fi, Horror, Mystery & thriller
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Original Language: English
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Director: Neil Marshall
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Producer: Steven Paul, Benedict Carver
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Writer: Neil Marshall
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Release Date (Theaters): wide
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Release Date (Streaming):
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Box Office (Gross USA): $11.0M
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Runtime:
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Distributor: Universal Pictures
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Production Co: Crystal Sky
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Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
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Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)
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Where's Snake Plissken when you need him? Neill Marshall's Escape from Scotland stars a one-eyed "Kate Beckinsale" who's crossed over from the Underworld series to be a bad-ass special forces agent tasked to bring back the cure before she catches the "rage" virus from 28 Days Later. Actually, we don't need Kurt Russell or Kate Beckinsale as we have the more bad-ass Rhona Mitra. (I swear Kate and Rhona have to be related somehow as they could be sisters.) In reality, Marshall's Doomsday is either an homage to or a ripoff of the 70's/80's apocalyptic thrillers (Escape from New York, Mad Max/Road Warrior, The Warriors, Excalibur/Army of Darkness etc.). You say tomAto, I say tOmato. I vote for it being an homage and frankly I really enjoyed it this re-watch. All the being said, Marshall crams so many "homages" in here the story and tone shifting is off the map. And it's a big step down from The Descent without the tight directing/editing. But I need to watch more Rhona Mitra movies.
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I enjoyed it more than I thought I would even though the old virus story has been done before, It's basically 28 Days Later and Mad Max mixed, It had a chance to be different to the rest of its type but chose to go with action and gore, A few silly scenes ruined it but the action was ok, Predictable at times and not greatly acted but it's pretty fun in places, Could of been worse, Could of been better.
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A deadly virus appeared in Scotland killing millions. UK government had no choice but to completely isolate Scotland by destroying all access points and leaving the inhabitants to die. A little Scottish girl was rescued before the final quarantine, 27 years later, she became a top soldier. The deadly virus appeared in UK once again, it is up to a team of experts to go inside Scotland to find a cure, or die trying. Possibly one of the weakest Marshall films. He drew his influence from many science fiction films such as Mad Max, 28 Days Later, Omegaman, etc. Some parts worked well, some parts didn't. I enjoyed the fights and costumes but to see Scottish people regress to Feudal society was a bit silly. I like how realistic (in terms of the setting of the film) it was but it failed to present a well sounded narrative.
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[img]http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/user/icons/icon14.gif[/img] The downside is not a question of whether Doomsday is an interesting or entertaining film, or both. Because it's been crafted with so much energy, style and good heartedness. The problem overall is that it lacks a cohesive narrative to support the eye popping beauty of it's surface visuals. The less exhilarating flaw however is how terribly ordinary it is. And how unremarkable it is in comparison to the numerous futuristic thrillers that it decides to borrow from. Rhona Mitra didn't help at all because her performance is simply an utterly charmless and less thrilling impression of Kate Beckinsale in Underworld. I know that it isn't a great start to the review, but the film offers plenty of reasons why it should be recommended. While incredibly stupid and wildly derivative, it is a real heart-racer of a film. Neil "Dog Soldier" Marshall's tremendously fast paced direction is an impressive and quite welcome change to his usual restrained but nevertheless amazing directorial talent. His previous films "Dog Soldiers" and "The Descent" were claustrophobic works of art. This is a rip roaring and hilarious action horror that delivers the thrills but falls at the expense of a likable heroine and developed character arcs. Marshall's previous films boasted all of the above, and their absence dissapointed me. I have always kept high expectations for him because he is one of the best directors of our time. Although Doomsday is certainly not a classic, it is also never dull. It has all of the breathtaking, explosive qualities that Hollywood films should have. That is a good thing, but it also means that the things good about it are generic. The heartbreaking downside for me was the disappearance of the flawlessness of his earlier films. As they say, you can't have too much of a good thing. I think Doomsday is a fun, messy, flawed, dark and gritty film. It has variable qualities and ideas that fit and others that don't. But it passes in terms of living up to the strength of it's convictions. It's well designed, underated, action packed and purely badass.
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