Ultraviolet (2006, DVD)

As an overdose of eye candy, Ultraviolet can be marginally recommended as the second-half of a double-feature with Aeon Flux. Both films are disposable adolescent fantasies featuring a butt-kicking babe (in this case, the svelte and sexy Milla Jovovich) in a dystopian future, and both specialize in the kind of barely-coherent, video-game storytelling that's constantly overwhelmed by an over-abundance of low-budget CGI. Director Kurt Wimmer fared much better with his earlier film Equilibrium, but he's trying for a lively comic-book vibe here (beginning with Hulk-like opening credits) with a digitally enhanced, Tron-like color palette. It largely suits this late-21st century story of a "blood war" between the ultra-violent Violet (Jovovich), member of a vampire-like group of resistance fighters infected with a man-made virus called the Hemophage, and the human Vice Cardinal Daxus (Nick Chinlund), who's determined to eliminate Violet's kind once and for all. Wimmer takes all of this way too seriously, crafting a plot involving Violet's rescue of a human clone boy (Cameron Bright) that's intended as an homage to John Cassevetes' 1980 drama Gloria, but Wimmer's good intentions are mostly lost in a repetitive series of chaotically choreographed fight scenes, mostly involving the tight-bodied Jovovich wiping out dozens of armor-clad enemies. It's all too numbingly hectic to qualify as a satisfying movie, but sci-fi buffs should give it a look anyway, if only to see how locations in Shanghai and Hong Kong contribute to the film's futuristic design.

Flashy SciFi Action Flick with Dim Plot.

Pros: Highly stylized, nearly seamless CGI and live action film; Guns GALORE! The beautiful and talented Milla Jovovich.

Cons: No substance. Breaks from its belief system, leaving the active viewer puzzled. Annoying, unnecessary effects and/or props.


Ultra-overkill. If you took 2005's miss, "Doom," replaced the remote gloom with immediate sterility, sliced in a supermodel and a sickly looking kid, you'd have UltraViolet. Too much time was spent on flashy video game-like effects and clearly not enough on substance or even continuity. About halfway through the film, it was as if the makers forgot the audience might actually have been paying attention. Rules that were established to help you understand Violet's world are then inexplicably broken. Violet's character lacks depth; we expect introversion (shrinking violet) or mania (ultra-violence) from the lead in. Instead she is more like an irreverent teenager - with a lot of guns. The body count for this movie is massive (which they take pains to point out). However; the blood and gore that would accompany such a feat is eliminated to maintain a PG13 rating. That bothers me on both the philosophical and the material planes. The movie combines a predictable plot with equally unoriginal dialogue and does nothing to establish Jovovich's Violet as a dynamic heroine whose wellbeing who care about past the closing credits. Shallow characterizations may be why the director felt the need to distract us by having Violet's hair and clothing change color so frequently (and also inexplicably). The bad teeth caps that looked like big pieces of orzo pasta were absolutely ridiculous as was all the freeze-frame action scene "vogueing". In the end, Violet suffered more from bad conception and execution than from her viral blood disease.


Summary: Unless all you really want are cosplay fashion tips and to learn new Goth dance club moves, skip it. BUT...at least it wasn't as bad and DareDevil or Elektra.

Ultraviolet (2006, DVD)

Milla Jovovich (Resident Evil, The Fifth Element), Cameron Bright (X-Men 3), Nick Chinlund (The Legend of Zorro) and William Fichtner (The Longest Yard) star in this theatrical set in the late 21st century, a subculture of humans have emerged who have been modified genetically by a vampire-like disease (Hemophagia), giving them enhanced speed, incredible stamina and acute intelligence, and as they are set apart from "normal" and "healthy" humans, the world is pushed to the brink of worldwide civil war (a war between humans and hemophages) 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.

Great Sci-Fi Action Flick, Milla is Beauty in Action

Milla Jovovich plays yet another strong female action hero in this Sci-Fi Action thriller! She was terrific in the Fifth Element and Resident Evil as the heroine that rescues humanity from evil.

If you like movies like: Aeon Flux, Tomb Raider or UnderWorld then you're going to enjoy this movie! If this type of movie doesn't interest you, then this probably isn't your cup of tea!

In this movie, she plays Ultraviolet a genetically modified human; she has super human speed, stamina and intelligence. These genetically modified humans have been created by exposing their genes to a vampirelike disease.

The world is pushed to the brink of a civil war to get rid of the "diseased" population. Ultraviolet, a genetically modified human, finds herself protecting a young boy who has been marked for extermination because he is believed to be a threat to the "normal" human population. The movie is action packed with first rate special effects. Milla Jovavich is a natural as Ultraviolet and she kicks butt!

6 1/2 to 7 out of 10 (very slight spoilers)

Here is the IMDB plot outline..
A beautiful vampire in a futuristic world has to protect a boy, who is in fact a secret weapon: the cure for all the humans transformed into vampires.

This movie is hard to stick in one category. (Sci fi, Action, Vampire)
But I suppose that it would be action. This is set in the future, and has a believable feeling to it. (not a future where everything is robotic ie. Star Wars). Also it is a vampire movie (but certainly not like any typical one).. Actually it is a virus, that causes some people to be vampire like. However, with the virus, they get some perks over normal humans ; better vision, hearing, speed. The main reason to watch the movie is M. Jovovich which most people will remember her from The 5th Element. The story is not bad, it should hold most people all the way through. It does slow down in the middle (and has a slight bore to it). By far, the first 20 minutes are the best, with motorcycle, car, helicopter, etc chase. I am an avid movie watcher, and I could easily recommend this one. The worst comment I heard from a friend on the movie, was that it was so/so. But he got through the whole movie. Heck, go to your local library, view it for free, and see if you like it.. I would give it a 6 1/2 to 7 out of 10.