Babylon A.D.

2008 Action/Adventure

Hong Kong action icon Michelle Yeoh stars alongside American muscle Vin Diesel in this science fiction thriller concerning a nun who is charged with the task of caring for a young girl who may be the carrier of a deadly virus. Based on author Maurice Dantec's Babylon Babies, this tale of genetic manipulation comes to the screen courtesy of director Mathieu Kassovitz.

Director: Mathieu Kassovitz

Starring: Vin Diesel, Mélanie Thierry, Michelle Yeoh, Lambert Wilson, Mark Strong

Reviews

  • Rich with atmosphere but too similar to films ranging from "Children of Men" to "Doomsday" to carve out its own distinctive niche.

    - TV Guide

    29 November 2012

  • This is not a terrible movie, but it's too familiar by half and too confusing by a third.

    - Los Angeles Times

    29 November 2012

  • Brawny but brainless techno-twaddle.

    - Empire

    29 November 2012

  • When martial arts star Michelle Yeoh shows up as a pious, butt-kicking nun, you have to wonder if Kassovitz isn't accidentally cribbing from Mel Brooks, too.

    - Entertainment Weekly

    29 November 2012

  • When this Vin Diesel vehicle isn't pointlessly frenzied, it's narratively inert, wasting some decent production design, and a French-flavored cast primed for fun.

    - The Boston Globe

    29 November 2012

Awards

  • Discovery of the Year

    World Soundtrack Awards (2009)