Doom
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A team of space marines known as the Rapid Response Tactical Squad, led by Sarge, is sent to a science facility on Mars after somebody reports a security breach. There, they learn that the alert came after a test subject, a mass murderer purposefully injected with alien DNA, broke free and began killing people. Dr. Grimm, who is related to team member Reaper, informs them all that the chromosome can mutate humans into monsters -- and is highly infectious.
What critics thought
Critics largely dismissed Doom as a witless, plot-free exercise in loud, derivative action, though a small number of genre-sympathetic reviewers found its shameless commitment to video-game spectacle mildly entertaining. The first-person-shooter sequence earned the most attention — often as the film's sole redeeming feature — while performances, script, and originality were nearly universally panned. Even star Dwayne Johnson later called it a cautionary tale, and Rosamund Pike publicly described it as one of the worst films she'd made.
“Doom is like some kid came over and is using your computer and won't let you play.”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“Only Richard Brake, as the sleazy and duplicitous grunt Portman, gives a performance of any interest, and even that's on the level of caricature.”
Rob Gonsalves·eFilmCritic
“Not quite as dreadful as Resident Evil: Apocalypse, but that's hardly a major achievement.”
Kim Newman·Empire
“It's really not all that bad. Ultra-derivative bigscreen transplant of one of the most successful (and controversial) games ever made plays like a mutant cross between a biotech thriller and a zombie movie, with all the alien autopsies, blood-gushing protuberances and meaningless scientific jargon that come with the territory.”
Justin Chang·Variety
“Plot, character development and dialogue are so sparse that the screenwriters are fortunate they're not paid by the word. But this basic approach doesn't render it ineffectual. There's so little to go wrong that those who like their entertainment mindless and violent will find little fault.”
Richard James Havis·The Hollywood Reporter
Parents guide
- Violence
- severe
- Sex
- mild
- Profanity
- moderate
- Substances
- mild
- Intensity
- moderate
Genres
Action, Horror, Science Fiction
Cast & Crew
Andrzej BartkowiakDirector
Dwayne JohnsonSarge
Karl UrbanJohn "Reaper" Grimm
Rosamund PikeSamantha Grimm
Deobia OpareiDestroyer
Razaaq AdotiDuke
Al WeaverThe Kid
Ben DanielsGoat
Richard BrakePortman
Dexter FletcherPinky
Doug JonesDr. Carmack Imp / Sewer Imp
Brian SteeleHell Knight
Yao ChinMac
Clint MansellComposer
David CallahamWriter
Wesley StrickWriter
Tony Pierce-RobertsCinematographyDoom
A team of space marines known as the Rapid Response Tactical Squad, led by Sarge, is sent to a science facility on Mars after somebody reports a security breach. There, they learn that the alert came after a test subject, a mass murderer purposefully injected with alien DNA, broke free and began killing people. Dr. Grimm, who is related to team member Reaper, informs them all that the chromosome can mutate humans into monsters -- and is highly infectious.
What critics thought
Critics largely dismissed Doom as a witless, plot-free exercise in loud, derivative action, though a small number of genre-sympathetic reviewers found its shameless commitment to video-game spectacle mildly entertaining. The first-person-shooter sequence earned the most attention — often as the film's sole redeeming feature — while performances, script, and originality were nearly universally panned. Even star Dwayne Johnson later called it a cautionary tale, and Rosamund Pike publicly described it as one of the worst films she'd made.
“Doom is like some kid came over and is using your computer and won't let you play.”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“Only Richard Brake, as the sleazy and duplicitous grunt Portman, gives a performance of any interest, and even that's on the level of caricature.”
Rob Gonsalves·eFilmCritic
“Not quite as dreadful as Resident Evil: Apocalypse, but that's hardly a major achievement.”
Kim Newman·Empire
“It's really not all that bad. Ultra-derivative bigscreen transplant of one of the most successful (and controversial) games ever made plays like a mutant cross between a biotech thriller and a zombie movie, with all the alien autopsies, blood-gushing protuberances and meaningless scientific jargon that come with the territory.”
Justin Chang·Variety
“Plot, character development and dialogue are so sparse that the screenwriters are fortunate they're not paid by the word. But this basic approach doesn't render it ineffectual. There's so little to go wrong that those who like their entertainment mindless and violent will find little fault.”
Richard James Havis·The Hollywood Reporter
Parents guide
- Violence
- severe
- Sex
- mild
- Profanity
- moderate
- Substances
- mild
- Intensity
- moderate
Genres
Action, Horror, Science Fiction
Cast & Crew
Andrzej BartkowiakDirectorDwayne JohnsonSargeKarl UrbanJohn "Reaper" GrimmRosamund PikeSamantha GrimmDeobia OpareiDestroyerRazaaq AdotiDukeAl WeaverThe KidBen DanielsGoatRichard BrakePortmanDexter FletcherPinkyDoug JonesDr. Carmack Imp / Sewer ImpBrian SteeleHell KnightYao ChinMacClint MansellComposerDavid CallahamWriterWesley StrickWriterTony Pierce-RobertsCinematographyStream
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