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16/6/2008
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DOA: Dead or Alive (2006)
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The world’s best fighters from a range of disciplines are brought together to compete for a $10 million prize in this glossy adaptation of the best-selling video game series. For those who’ve played DOA, the most striking thing about the film is how close it stays to the look of the game, especially in terms of the characters (even down to Ayane’s lilac hair – cool in a video game, a bit silly on film).
Like the game, no matter how many kicks, punches or sword slashes that the characters endure, not a drop of blood is shed. Bruises and broken bones don’t exist in this film, the female fighters never wear more clothing than is absolutely necessary, and the characterisation is lifted straight from the video game (with as much depth as that would suggest).
The script veers between wildly over-the-top and deadly dull, and the quality of the acting is just as variable; from Brian J. White’s irritating Zack to Devon Aoki’s lifeless Princess Kasumi. The central trio of Tina, Kasumi and Christie are played by the ex-wife in My Name is Earl, the sword-toting girl from Sin City and Felicity from Neighbours. Christie’s love interest used to be in Coronation Street and the baddie is played by Julia Roberts’s brother. Ocean’s Eleven it ain’t.
The whole thing is shot like an extended advert, and much of the film is designed specifically to arouse and excite (two girls grappling in the rain wearing teeny bikinis, anyone?). DOA is so utterly terrible that it’s actually extremely entertaining. I loved this film, and would recommend it to anyone with an hour and a half to waste. DOA is gloriously silly, and you get the feeling that it’s meant to be. Everything that makes it a bad film also serves to make it a highly amusing and fun viewing experience. It’s almost tempting to buy the DVD…
Review by Catherine Leopold
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