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Although the artwork in the opening credits would lead you to believe otherwise, writer/director Kurt Wimmer (EQUILIBRIUM) reportedly based ULTRAVIOLET not on a comic book but on John Cassavetes's 1980 film GLORIA, in which a woman must protect a young boy who is carrying some information sought by the Mafia. In ULTRAVIOLET's mid-21st century, a virus has turned part of the earth's population into "hemophages," vampire-like creatures with heightened speed and dexterity, and a fascist government is intent on stamping them out. Enter Violet (Milla Jovovich), a hemophage determined to fight for her people. Her battle takes an unexpected turn, however, when she finds herself protecting Six (Cameron Bright), a mysterious young child who was raised in a lab.Tailor-made for young action fans raised on anime and videogames who want nothing more than to see a beautiful heroine leave a path of destruction behind her, ULTRAVIOLET cross-pollinates plot threads from popular franchises like THE MATRIX and UNDERWORLD. Creating a brightly hued, soft-focus environment constructed entirely with CGI and a green screen, ULTRAVIOLET's look is much like SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW (2004). Cementing the reputation she established with similar athletic, minimally clothed roles in THE FIFTH ELEMENT and the RESIDENT EVIL films, Jovovich will go down in the books as a sci-fi femme fatale for the ages. Her Ultraviolet--who inexplicably changes her hair color and outfits seemingly at will--is a lethal melding of Morticia Adams at a rave and KILL BILL's Bride. Pulling off moves that clearly demonstrate the training she underwent for the role, and usually with a bare midriff, she gives her fans plenty to enjoy. Wimmer wisely leaves the door open for further adventures in the saga.
It looked like a really neat movie. While it did have excellent airbrushing that gave the actors a beautiful and surreal quality, the storyline left much to be desired.
It starts of with a rather vague jumpstart of a modern world that is fighting against a civilization of people that have contracted a disease which gives them vampire like characteristics. While it sounds and looks like it would be a cool movie - it was rather sad in the fact that it revolves around one boy that everyone is trying to kill because he may have a particular strain of blood that may prove useful or harmful to one side or the other.
Worth seeing once for the special effects.
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!Read full review
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.Read full review