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Digital Breakdown: ‘Doomsday’ truly derivative, but packs cool blast
Peter Brown, The Examiner Jul 29, 2008 6:00 AM (510 days ago)SAN FRANCISCO It rips off a number of recent science-fiction films, but since it takes place in the U.K., “Doomsday” somehow gets a pass. The premise: A terrible virus ravages Scotland in 2005, then the government walls up the country to stop it from spreading. Fast forward 30 years, we find out it didn’t work. The cure may be found in the survivors living in Scotland cut off from the world. A team of military specialists is sent to recover the cure; they find Darwin’s law is in full effect, with the strong feeding on the weak and mobs controlling the land. Yes, it is “Escape from New York,” but in another place — with a hot chick (Rhona Mitra) who wears an eye patch (seriously).
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