Ultraviolet (2006)

Not even bad in a good way

It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

It's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.

One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

The opening montage was Marvelesque, the visual style was perfect, and Milla Jovovich is as hot as ever. But that's all I can say about the film in a positive tone.I don't mind women in kick-butt roles, but there were several action sequences that looked obviously staged. The action editing seemed to lengthen the move sequences unnecessarily. One can tell when Milla begins or ends a move without trying to look for it.I know Milla and the Director didn't like the studio honcho's stepping in and basically ruining a good role in a potentially good movie by re-imagining the story. But, I'd pass on this one.

It's so cool, because all the scenes of Ultraviolet were fantastic! i remember when Violet is in the blue room to get the briefcase, her action skills were fantastic! And all the edits were awesome and i don't know why this film won a "Worst Film" award. It's so amazing this film does not deserve a 'Worst Film' award, it deserves a "Favorite Movie of 2006" And the scene when Violet is in the library, she is so bad-ass. Because she killed all the soldiers of Daxus. Which is impossible so this movie deserves a big round of applause. And a reasonable award. One time there is a scene of Violet riding in the buildings. Which is so impossible to edit well there they are, they are so good. This is a very must watch movie. Well i remember too the scene when Daxus and Violet fought, it's super cool, i mean they need to shoot it a lot of time cause it's so hard to shoot i mean in the dark? you will shot a movie? It's so HARD TO BELIEVE, but they did it so this movie is so worth the watch especially all the scenes you will watch, is so worth it. I mean it, you will not blink in any scenes of this movie, you will regret it.

{movie gets a 7, because Milla IS the movie, anyway. Milla herself is not a Ten, but an Eleven, no, an Eleven + ... And I'm sure everybody will agree}I saw the trailer some time ago. Wow, I saw, I wanted. Just for the hell of it, read some reviews, and was dismayed to find that most people didn't like it, that, summed up, the trailer's the best thing about it. I looked at the trailer again with different eyes and spotted lots of warning signs. Yes, a bunch of drawings, computer animations. Movie is most likely going to be not much more, one hell of a disappointment. But, I do collect, after all, and it's Milla Jovovich, the little kid in TWO MOON JUNCTION I had predicted would one day be a star, and then she grew up (delightfully, ever so delightfully, pardon my slavering, I'm only a guy) and was in RETURN TO THE BLUE LAGOON, so, I got me this one, to check out for myself.I'm glad I did.Currently, 4.4? People, come on! It's supposed to look like a graphic novel come to life, with this dazzling heroine, and Milla, bless her cute little heart, fits the bill wonderfully.She's bright and bubbly (and incidentally, I generally hate commentary tracks, but her commentary on the DVD is fun) and then, of course, she is long- limbed and has those wonderful eyes and the glossy hair. Okay, just learned it's a wig. Never mind. I'm talking on-screen presence. Now THAT'S a fantasy heroine. The movie might be in a lesser class than UNDERWORLD and Milla's RESIDENT EVIL, but if there's an IMDb poll where I have to choose the prettiest kick-ass action girl, ULTRAVIOLET would be the main contender. Did I mention those angel eyes and the raven hair with the halo and that the length of those legs measured with a matchstick... Okay, I'll shut up now. Sorry. Like I said, I'm only a guy.What's up with all the religious iconography, the cross motifs? Once they start, they're everywhere, that large building seen from the sky, at the end of corridors...Good idea: Nazi Germany coal-scuttle helmet soldiers wearing gas masks, and later STAR WARS Imperial Stormtroopers, are the very symbol of Fascist oppression. Bad acting: Cameron Bright as Six. Should have been rather a little girl. Like Milla back at the start of her career. Six looked autistic. Six was absolutely sluggish and no fun, not worth the story arc bother, brought the movie down. So too that Nerva guy, had the look, but couldn't act.To sum it up though: The notion that the trailer is better than the movie itself: Well, that has SOME merit, 'cause it's a helluva good- looking trailer. But for Milla fans, for fans of drop dead gorgeous actresses: You need to see this!If you'd go into the movie with a sense of humor, it is a whole lot of entertainment. Okay, the special effects is a lot of drawings, but Milla's not a drawing, and the movie works out a lot better than I expected. Ooh, of course, had it been somebody less attractive in the lead, I'd not have bothered in the first place. But it's model-perfect Milla. Yaaayyy!

It seems that Ultraviolet really doesn't have too good of a reputation. I really can't get behind the negativity though as I found this to be a perfectly entertaining bit of sci-fi action. It's certainly a case of style over substance but again that's okay. The writing isn't great to be fair but the movie is more or less relentless in its action and spectacle. The reason that it ultimately gets away with this, is because Milla Jovovich looks and acts the part; and she is in practically every scene. Like many female fronted superhero movies, it gets a bad rap and I often wonder if there is at least a little bit of sexism to blame for that. But whatever the case, I usually find these types of movies far better than their reputation suggests they will be. Having a kick-ass, statuesque girl fronting a superhero flick makes them automatically more interesting as far as I am concerned.Ultraviolet, like Sam Raimi's Darkman, is one of those occasional movies that follows the conventions of a comic-book adaption without actually being based on a comic at all. The credit sequence shows various fake comics to give the impression that it is, while the storyline, title and heroine certainly seem like they have come from the pages of one. We have a dystopian future world, an immoral figure ruling over the masses, an army of robotic black-clad minions defending him, a group of rebels hopelessly outnumbered and...vampires. The latter plot element is one that could have been developed more but it is certainly quite distinctive. The action scenes are protracted, over-the-top, wilfully unrealistic and fun. The overall look is perhaps a little too fake at times, with lots of CGI and visual effects that make everything look slightly more comic-book. But, at least it has a consistency of look and feel and even if it is a little excessive, sometimes excess can be okay. It's certainly nowhere near as bad as is often made out to be. If you go into this one with the right attitude, you should really have a bit of fun.