Synopsis
In the late 21st century, a subculture of humans have emerged who have been modified genetically by a vampire-like disease, giving them enhanced speed, incredible stamina and acute intelligence. As they are set apart from "normal" and "healthy" humans, the world is pushed to the brink of worldwide civil war aimed at the destruction of the "diseased" population. In the middle of this crossed-fire is - an infected woman - Ultraviolet, who finds herself protecting a nine-year-old boy who has been marked for death by the human government as he is believed to be a threat to humans.
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Cast
- Milla JovovichViolet Song Jat Shariff
- Cameron BrightSix
- Nick ChinlundFerdinand Daxus
- Sebastien AndrieuNerva
- Ida MartinYoung Violet
- William FichtnerGarth
- David E. CollierBF-1
- Kieran O'RorkeDetective Cross
- Digger MeschDetective Endera
- Ryan MartinDetective Breeder
Recommendations
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L.A. Weekly
For this violent yet gore-free film, clearly designed for horny teenaged video game wizards, writer-director Kurt Wimmer stages a succession of fight sequences that pit V against helmeted thugs who appear to have raided the Star Wars storm trooper costume closet. - 38
Premiere
Amid every action cliche in the book, outmoded stereotypes, and a plot derivative of every futuristic drama made in the last fifteen years, Ultraviolet comes off as nothing more than a pale copy of better, more inventive films. - 30
The New York Times
Mr. Wimmer is more concerned with fetishizing his heroine and patronizing his audience. The verdict? Ultrasilly. - 30
Chicago Reader
Director Kurt Wimmer has an eye for jackboot chic (Equilibrium), and the images here have been digitally polished so that the characters' skin is smoother than porcelain. It's a cool effect--I spent most of this interminable actioner wondering if one could bounce a quarter off Jovovich's bare midriff. - 25
New York Daily News
Ultraviolet, unscreened for critics, is unfit for consumption. - 25
TV Guide Magazine
An all-but-incoherent mess whose main components are palpably fake-looking CGI effects, video-game-style action sequences and Milla Jovovich's admirably taut abdomen, Kurt Wimmer's film epitomizes just about everything wrong with post-MATRIX, comic book-/video-game-inspired, Hong Kong-action-style sci-fi thrillers. - 25
Boston Globe
Jovovich is bad, and not in a good way. She turns in an epically expressionless performance (maybe she thought it was one of her modeling gigs?) but she sure looks great. - 20
The Hollywood Reporter
The latest entry in the "This film is so bad we're not screening it for critics" genre.
