Vin Diesel’s worst movie is a failed sci-fi movie, according to Rotten Tomatoes

Do you know which Vin Diesel movie has the highest rating on Rotten Tomatoes? It’s 1999 “The Iron Giant”, the timeless animated classic Diesel emits a sound 50 feet long. A tall metal-eating robot, which emerges as a strong emotional anchor in the narrative. In addition to featuring excellent voice work, the film is a beautiful and engaging story about the everyday issues that plague us, right up to its very emotional climax (Also known as the “Superman” moment, it’s one of the best action scenes of all time). But while the “Iron Giant” received a well-deserved 96% On rotten tomatoeslet’s turn our attention to the actor’s lowest-rated film on the platform. No, it’s not “The Last Witch Hunter” (Although this is strong Contender for worst Diesel film). Rather, it is a science fiction film that not only failed at the box office, but its director also disavowed its theatrical release. I’m talking about Matthew Kassovitz’s incredibly complex and astonishingly bizarre “Babylon AD,” which holds… RT score 7% At the time of writing.

Before we talk about the film in question, let’s take a quick look at the experimental French cyberpunk novel on which the film is loosely based. “Babylon Babies” by Maurice Dantic is about Marie Zorn, a surrogate mother of twins who represents hope for humanity’s next evolutionary leap. When Marie finds herself targeted by a group of cults whose agendas form a homogeneous soup of immature motives, it falls to a Flemish mercenary named Torop to escort her to safety. Although Dantic’s novel deals with some interesting concepts, the book is an overall confusing jumble of characters and ideas (many of which are very obtuse), and ultimately culminates in a conclusion that is neither particularly good nor memorable.

Adaptation of the novel that is So Experimentation by its nature requires far-sighted acumen and the conviction to transform the source material’s glaring flaws into something better. However, Babylon AD simply does not contain juice.

I want to preface this by acknowledging studio interference an act Kassovitz was prevented from making the film he wanted. The last ten to fifteen minutes of “The Babel Declaration” are like a fever dream — no, not the good kind — making it clear that things have either been rushed or modified to the point that… Everything Defies logic. Keep in mind that the film still puts its confusing premise front and center, and its lack of cohesion affects our understanding of each character and how they navigate the film’s dystopian New York City backdrop. However, I’m sure Kassovitz’s original, unencumbered vision would be better than the one that made it to the screen. After all, he is the same director who directed the wonderful film “La Haine”.

Returning to the plot of the film: Diesel plays Torop, the mercenary/transporter responsible for escorting and protecting Aurora (Melanie Thierry), a child prodigy raised by Noilette nuns who is very popular and feared by the various factions that inhabit the region. Film preparation. Aurora is also tyrannical and seems increasingly unsettled by the escalating conflict and instability sweeping the world, including uncontrolled global warming and overpopulation. The future society of “Babylon AD” isn’t fleshed out beyond these details, except for occasional glimpses of advanced technology (which include neck-implanted passports and fancy video calling screens), which mostly serve to emphasize the… The dirty nature of this world.

The biggest problem with Babylon AD is that it doesn’t bother delving into the details of its sci-fi world, let alone providing its characters with compelling motivations. Why is Aurora being chased by all these cults, and what exactly can she do? We don’t even learn about her true abilities until the third act begins, though by that point you may have been scrutinized too much to actually care. There are some terms thrown around about cybernetic evolution, virgin births, and the human supercomputer, but what does it all mean, beyond fulfilling genre tropes without sincerity or meaning? The film also stars the underutilized Michelle Yeoh and Mark Strong, who do their best to keep things going. They undoubtedly deserve better.