Babylon A.D.

This is an ambitious, serious-minded sci-fi film that at times recalls such superior examples of the genre as Blade Runner and Children of Men. Based on the French novel Babylon Babies</i., it was something of a dream project for director Mathieu Kassovitz. Unfortunately, that dream turned into a nightmare as nearly everything that could go wrong behind the scenes did go wrong, leading to Kassovitz disowning the film. Babylon A.D. feels as if large chunks of narrative are missing, leaving plot holes the producers tried to fill with poorly shot action scenes. And that’s a shame, because there are parts of this movie that work and suck you in. Maybe the international cut, which is 15 minutes longer, will help somewhat. And with that in mind, I can only say that your best bet if you want to see this movie is to wait for the inevitable “special extended version” DVD. HH