Doom
Based on the legendary first-person PC Shooter, this sci-fi horror stars Karl Urban and Dwayne Johnson as members of a Space Marines unit sent to investigate the mysterious events in a research facility on Mars that has ceased all communication with scientists. What the squad discovers is a monstrosity that their vast firepower may not be able to hold back. Co-stars Rosamund Pike and Deobia Oparei (who would go on to co-star with Urban again for 2012’s Dredd).
2005Rating: R16, Violence, offensive language and horror100 minsUSA, UK, Czech Republic, Germany
ActionAdventureHorrorScience FictionThriller
- Director:
- Andrzej Bartkowiak ('Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li', 'Cradle 2 the Grave', 'Exit Wounds', 'Romeo Must Die')
- Writer:
- Dave CallahamWesley Strick
- Cast:
- Karl UrbanDwayne JohnsonRosamund PikeDeobia OpareiRazaaq AdotiRichard Brake
Doom / Reviews
The Washington Post
A good movie version of a video game as opposed to, say, an actual movie.
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The only way this movie becomes any fun is when it stops impersonating a game and simply becomes one.
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Seattle Times
(A) surprisingly clever imagining of one of the most popular video games of all time...
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Chicago Reader
The Rock's ungainly performance is somewhat alleviated by Karl Urban as a crew member and Rosamund Pike as his twin sister...
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Variety
Videogame geeks and LAN-party enthusiasts everywhere, prepare to meet your Doom -- because it's really not all that bad.
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Sydney Morning Herald
I kept expecting the "Game Over" message to flash up, but it never did.
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Roger Ebert
Doom is like some kid came over and is using your computer and won't let you play.
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Hollywood Reporter
There's so little to go wrong that those who like their entertainment mindless and violent will find little fault.
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Empire Magazine
What might have made for exciting action scenes tend to become mechanical exercises in first-person-shooter monster-blasting.
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