Everything you need to know about Andrzej Bartkowiak's movie adaptation of the video game "Doom" can be summed up thusly: The screening audience gave a loud round of applause to a scene in which the main character is a gun. Fans of the "Doom" series instantly recognized the weapon as the "BFG," an assault cannon that tears through enemies like a firehose through Kleenex. Bartkowiak's ("Romeo Must Die") camera all but caresses the gun, which hangs in midair like the Holy Grail in a medieval tapestry. The message is clear: "Doom" is about blood and bullets. Read the full review
Something has gone wrong at a remote scientific research station on Mars. The only ones allowed in or out are the Rapid Response Tactical Squad, hardened Marines armed to the teeth with enough firepower to neutralize any enemy — or so they think. A legion of nightmarish creatures lurks behind every wall.
Director: Andrzej Bartkowiak
Starring: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Karl Urban, Rosamund Pike, Ben Daniels, Razaaq Adoti
Run time: 100 minutes
Release date: Oct. 21, 2005
Rating: R for strong violence/gore and language.
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Austin American-Statesman: 2 of 5 stars
"Just like its inspiration, the movie wraps (its) violence with a thin plot."
Cox News Service: C-
"You may be tempted to join the zombie who bangs his head against the wall in a suicide attempt."
