Ultraviolet (2006)

Director:

Kurt Wimmer

Writer (WGA):

Kurt Wimmer (written by)

Release Date:

3 March 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

The Blood War is On

Plot:

A beautiful hemophage infected with a virus that gives her superhuman powers has to protect a boy in a futuristic world, who is thought to be carrying antigens that would destroy all hemophages.

Plot Keywords:

Disease | Speed | Vampire | Hemophagia | Stamina

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Nov. 21

4:30 PM

SYFY

Cast

Milla Jovovich	...	Violet
Cameron Bright	...	Six
Nick Chinlund	...	Daxus
Sebastien Andrieu	...	Nerva
Ida Martin	...	Young Violet
William Fichtner	...	Garth
David Collier	...	BF-1
Kieran O'Rorke	...	Detective Cross
Digger Mesch	...	Detective Endera
Ryan Martin	...	Detective Breeder
Steven Calcote	...	Young Daxus
Ricardo Mamood-Vega	...	Violet's Husband (as Ricardo Mamood)
Mike Smith	...	Hospital Hemophage
Clay Cullen	...	Rebel Hemophage
Jennifer Caputo	...	Elizabeth P. Watkins

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sequences of violent action throughout, partial nudity and language.

Runtime:

88 min | USA:94 min (unrated version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Australia:M | Singapore:PG | Canada:14A (Alberta/Manitoba) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (British Columbia/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | UK:15 | Sweden:11 | Malaysia:18SG | Malaysia:U (cut version) | Brazil:14 | Portugal:M/16 | Ireland:15A | Germany:12 | France:Unrated | Canada:PG | Finland:K-11 | Argentina:13 | Iceland:12 | Norway:11 | South Korea:12 | Philippines:PG-13 | Japan:PG-12 | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:15 (DVD rating) | South Korea:15 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Hong Kong, China

Company:

Screen Gems

Trivia:

Director Trademark: [Kurt Wimmer]the muzzle flash on Violet's Uzi-like submachine resembles the biohazard symbol, similar to the way in Wimmer's previous movie Equilibrium (2002), that John Preston's guns have muzzle flashes that resemble the Tetragrammaton symbol.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: In the graveyard, when Long-Haired Hemophage 2 says "How can you hope to defeat us? We're as strong as you ..." his lips continue to move in silence.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Violet: Hello. My name is Violet and I was born into a world you may not understand.

Movie Connections:

References Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985)

Depends on your taste

Personally, I love Milla. Even in this, she's still Milla. She's hot, she's fit and she handles the 'tough' role well. I hold the director responsible for bringing it all together. Personally, I didn't 'dislike' this movie. It reminds me of Doom. With the right budget, the right director and time, it could have been the best film of the year. Otherwise, it will leave you feeling like something's been left out. What I liked was the fact I went for a cheesy, mass-action, campy, comic-book/video game movie. I expected fighting, explosions, gratuitous scenes with some nudity and a minimal plot. No, this isn't plot intensive like Silent Hill. (Again, an underlying feature that could have been better handled). So, if you're like me, and you enjoy seeing Milla do her thang, faceless soldiers being under mass slaughter and needless, gratuitous violence, then this is the film for you. Of course, I look for this type of movie only once per year. Just as a break from everything else. The quota has been filled!