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Doomsday

Overview


Genre :

Thriller, Sci-Fi

Release Date :

March 14, 2008

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

Neil Marshall

Starring :

Rhona Mitra, Bob Hoskins, Malcolm McDowell, Alexander Siddig, Adrian Lester, Sean Pertwee, Lee-Anne Liebenberg, Darren Morfitt, Chris Robson, Nora-Jane Noone

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Not quite bad, but it's not recommended either.    Readers  4 of 5 [Rate It]

2 of 4

“..no real prospects at the box office..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
2 of 5

“..It's like ten adolescent boys got together and wrote a script..”
by David Mercier [FilmJudge]
1 of 5

“..Doomsday manages no scares, just graphic scenes of cannibalism, torture and dismemberment..”
by Roger Moore [Orlando Sentinel]
Review rate : B+

“..Doomsday can be a blast if you like the action, like the violence, endure the language and like watching Rhona Mitra strut around in tight, black spandex..”
by Kevin Carr [Film School Rejects]
Review rate : D+

“..an ear-splitting, overcooked, awfully irritating shell of an experience..”
by Brian Orndorf [BrianOrndorf.com]
“.."Doomsday" does what it does with vigor, high technical prowess and just enough humor to avoid turning ridiculous..”
by Dennis Harvey [Variety]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe]
2.5 of 5
Reviewed by Stina Chyn [Film Threat]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Ken Fox [TV Guide]
Review rate : D
Reviewed by James Verniere [Boston Herald]
1.5 of 5
Reviewed by Rafe Telsch [CinemaBlend]
1.5 of 5
Reviewed by Bill Gibron [Filmcritic.com]
Reviewed by Matt Zoller Seitz [NY Times]

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