REVIEW: Ultraviolet

So, I think I'm gonna start reviewing movies, new and old, that I've watched recently. This will help my audience of about two see where I'm coming from with what news I choose to relate.

My first victim is Ultraviolet.

Lemme' sum up the story: ass kicking, ass kicking, holy f@*k it's a kid, ass kicking, ass kicking, holy f*$k the kid's dying, ass kick, ass kicking, ass kicking, rounded out nicely with a good kick in the ass.

From this, you can tell that if you're looking for profound, thought-provoking experience, you will be sadly, sadly disappointed. The plot twists in this movie are about as crazy and unexpected as an interstate.

However, have I mentioned the plethoria of sweet ass-kicking that goes on in this movie. She's hot, her clothes change at random, and about 500 people die a horrible death at her hands. It's intense and insane. There's a way awesome motercycle chase that is beyond belief and has some of the craziest, best looking stunts I've ever seen in a movie. I wouldn't want to spoil the fun.

I was a bit disappointed in a couple of the mass killings that happened at the end. Was the director tired of showing fight scenes, or did he run out of ideas. They showed you there was about to be a fight, and then positioned the camera to just ahead of where the fight was taking place, so you could hear it all, and then see her walking triumphantly out of it. But you never got to see the fight itself. While kind of a cool effect, I question the reasoning behind it.

Oh, and Violet, the main ass kicking character, she's the only character you see bleed in the entire movie, and she's the one who wins. That was bit backwards to me, but it was only rated PG-13.

I found out that the directer was basically revoked of his directorial duties when almost done with the movie, and the studio cut it up and pieced it together as they saw fit. I wonder if the original had a bit more story and gore to it, both of which would've upped this movies value greatly.

FINAL WORD: An excellent popcorn flick with lots of awesome action and crazy stunts. Watch it, enjoy, but don't expect any stellar action or deep character/ plot development.

RATING: 7/10