The lackluster acting and horrendous dialogue don't help.
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Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
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.
As long it sticks to that chase, Babylon A.D. remains a sub-passable lead-footed action film with neat scenery.
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Boston Globe
Boston Globe
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.
Our judgments, in any case, may be superfluous, since the director, Mathieu Kassovitz, has already publicly described it as "pure violence and stupidity."
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The Hollywood ReporterMichael Rechtshaffen
The Hollywood ReporterMichael Rechtshaffen
A towering heap of nihilistic nonsense that plays like a cornball "Children of God."