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 Movie review rebuttal - Ultraviolet.
by Luke
Mila Jovavich is hot and kills people with a sword. True.
I was simply going to respond to Rich's article, but I had more to say.
First off, this isn't really a rebuttal. You might consider it an addendum. After some basic research ("Hey Heather, is Ultraviolet based off of a comic book?") I learned that Ultraviolet is based off of a comic book. In cases like these, I'm willing to forgive a lot. It also stars Mila, and for her I will forgive almost anything. This has been true since I first saw her in Night Train to Khatmandu
Ultraviolet is not "good" by any stretch of the imagination. It is however enjoyable if one is willing to turn off that part of one's brain responsible for finding plot holes or thinking about... I guess anything. I suspect Rich was able to do so, as upon further inspection of the "film" one will undoubtedly have some questions about what the hell all the hullaballoo was about.
Also the reload method is cool, but comepletly unnecessary. It's as if they invented this incredible technology, and then took it back a step so that it would look cooler.
I'm going to agree with Rich on the trailers, they were generally subpar. However, the preview for She's the Man (starring the cute and funny Amanda Bynes) was replaced by a trailer for a british film called Kinky Boots which looks like a promising entry in the genre of Homosexuals Save Small Town's Only Factory. I'll go out on a limb and say it's gonna be great, and we'll all learn something by the end.
Back to Ultraviolet. There's a little known fact about Mila that I think I should bring to light. Mila refuses to do a film unless she can take off most of her clothes in at least one scene. God bless her.
But really, there's only one thing you have to know about this film. Mila saw Equilibrium, called her agent and said "I want to do that film." The films share a similar visual direction, the plotting of action scenes, and main character archetypes.
The action scenes can be described as follows: Swordfight, gunfight, massive swordfight, big gun fight, chase, huge gun fight, sword fight, massive swordfight, small gunfight, chase et cetera. Don't get me wrong, it's fun, but it's almost exactly the Equilibrium pattern. The similarties are particularly clear in the last 10 minutes.
The main characters share one important quality. In a world filled with badasses, they are baddest asses of the bunch. Almost unbelievably so. But as I implied earlier, this is not a movie during which one's brain should be engaged. Skip the trailers, toss back some popcorn, turn off your critical mind, and let the soothing sights of Mila skillfully executing every poor son of a bitch who comes within 30ft of her entertain you for an hour and a half.
I know I did.
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