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15 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 63TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineRich with atmosphere but too similar to films ranging from "Children of Men" to "Doomsday" to carve out its own distinctive niche.
- 40VarietyVarietyA noisier, costlier version of "Children of Men," yet lacking that film's social-political significance and jaw-dropping direction.
- 40EmpireEmpireBrawny but brainless techno-twaddle.
- 38ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliThe lackluster acting and horrendous dialogue don't help.
- 33Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment WeeklyWhen 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.
- 33The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsAs long it sticks to that chase, Babylon A.D. remains a sub-passable lead-footed action film with neat scenery.
- 25Boston GlobeBoston GlobeWhen 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.
- 20New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanThe plot makes absolutely no sense.
- 20The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottOur judgments, in any case, may be superfluous, since the director, Mathieu Kassovitz, has already publicly described it as "pure violence and stupidity."
- 10The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenThe Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenA towering heap of nihilistic nonsense that plays like a cornball "Children of God."