I’m a big fan of Vin Diesel. I’ve seen almost every movie that he has been in. I just think that he is one of the coolest bad asses around. I think that Marvel would be silly to pass him up for one of their villains. The man just knows how to play a bad ass. However, until that day, I will enjoy this other movies, including the Fast and the Furious 4; I saw the trailer and I’m ready. Bring it.

This weekend I saw Babylon A.D. (2008) and loved all but the last five minutes and some of the plot. Let me explain.

The movie was good. It will be added to my ever growing collection of Diesel films when it comes out on DVD. I was even thinking about seeing in the theater again before it disappears.

Vin Diesel plays Toorop a bounty hunter and transporter. The character comes off as a Richard B. Riddick without the ability to see in complete darkness, which is fine with me. He has been hired to transport a woman out of Eastern Europe and into the United States.

The plot takes a nose dive toward the end. It seemed like the writes got to a certain point in the script and had to ask, “What now?” They did not answer that question well. They ended up turning what could have been a really good story of a new evolutionary step in human and machine technology and turning it into a bad modern story of the Virgin Mary, complete with a corrupt religion that wanted to use her to legitimatize sect with a virgin birth.

However, the acting was well done. They actors were not still and did not look uncomfortable with all the crazy costumes and effects. The scenery was stellar. I really liked the Eastern Europe dystopian frenzy that gets the movie started.

I don’t bring sound tracks up much, but this one was outstanding. I will be picking it up very soon. Well, I guess not. I just checked amazon.com and they don’t have one. Crazy! I want it.

Anyway, go see it. Enjoy!

The Soulless Machine