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DOA: Dead or Alive (2007)

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Reviews Counted:41

Fresh:14

Rotten:27

Average Rating:4.5/10

Consensus: With a ridiculous plot and comical acting, checking one's brain at the door is required before watching DOA: Dead or Alive.

Runtime: 87 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: Based on a popular series of video games, DOA: DEAD OR ALIVE is set on an exotic island where a group of extraordinary men and women face off against each other in a single-elimination fighting... Based on a popular series of video games, DOA: DEAD OR ALIVE is set on an exotic island where a group of extraordinary men and women face off against each other in a single-elimination fighting competition for a $10 million winner-take-all prize. The film focuses on three main competitors: Tina Armstrong (Jaime Pressly), a professional wrestler who wants to prove to herself, and the world, that she's not a fake; Princess Kasumi (Devon Aoki), who has gone against the laws of her kingdom by escaping on her own in order to search for her missing brother (Collin Chou), a former DOA participant; and Christie (Holly Valance), who, along with the mysterious Max (Matthew Marsden), is more interested in the $100 million locked away in a hidden vault than in the fighting prize. But the winner is going to have to get past some of the toughest men in the world, including Tina's father (real-life professional wrestler Kevin Nash) and island favorite Bayman (real-life six-time World's Strongest Man champion Derek Boyer). Meanwhile, behind the scenes, geeky nerd Weatherby (Steve Howey) is rooting for Helena (Sarah Carter), whose late father started the event, which is now in the hands of the questionably motivated Donovan (Eric Roberts). DOA: DEAD OR ALIVE was helmed by longtime Hong Kong actor, director, writer, and action director Corey Yuen (THE TRANSPORTER, KISS OF THE DRAGON) and features music by Junkie XL. [More]

Starring: Devon Aoki, Jaime Pressly, Matthew Marsden, Sarah Carter

Starring: Devon Aoki, Jaime Pressly, Matthew Marsden, Sarah Carter, Holly Valance, Natassia Malthe, Eric Roberts, Collin Chou, Kane Kosugi

Director: Corey Yuen

Director: Corey Yuen
Screenwriter: J.F. Lawton, Adam Gross, Seth Gross, Granz Henman
Producer: Mark A. Altman, Paul W.S. Anderson
Studio: Weinstein Company

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The performances are so wooden that things improve when Eric frickin’ Roberts turns up with a bad wig.

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09/23/06
Chris Hewitt (UK)
Chris Hewitt (UK)
Empire Magazine
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A film that boys aged 12 to 15 are going to lap up thanks to endless shots of Valance and her curvy co-stars in their swimsuits. But with a plot even flimsier than the bikinis, there’s nothing here for the rest of us.

Full Review Source: Daily Mirror [UK] | comment 2 Comments
09/23/06
David Edwards
David Edwards
Daily Mirror [UK]

An ideal vehicle for Yuen, who is a dab hand at filming imaginative hand-to-hand combat sequences.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
09/23/06
Derek Adams
Derek Adams
Time Out
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If you're a 15 year old boy, this stands every chance of becoming your favourite film in the entire world. At the very least it's the best movie adaptation of a video game so far.

Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment 6 Comments
09/23/06
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
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The über-villain is played, very tragically indeed, by poor Eric Roberts, brother of Julia, and he walks and talks as if his head has been used for kickboxing practice.

Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment 1 Comment
09/23/06
Peter Bradshaw
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian [UK]
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Yes, this is a genuinely terrible film. But it's also good fun.

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09/23/06
Rich Cline
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09/23/06
Robert Hanks
Robert Hanks
Independent

You know what to expect with Paul WS Anderson onboard as producer.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment 1 Comment
09/05/06
Jamie Russell
Jamie Russell
BBC
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08/07/08
Jim Lane
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review

A metaphorical training bra for ogling boys - along with second childhood Dirty Old Aged men - DOA gives new meaning to females hooking up and hanging out, when it comes to airborne upper body intimate wear and its gravity defying plastic contents alike

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09/12/07
Prairie Miller
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07/14/07
Joe Lozito
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06/30/07
Josh Rosenblatt
Josh Rosenblatt
Austin Chronicle

It's all about as thrilling as watching the countryside whiz by in the car.

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06/25/07
Frank Lovece
Frank Lovece
Film Journal International

There is enough masturbation fodder here to keep many 11-year-old kids who have yet to find daddy's porn stash very happy.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment 1 Comment
06/23/07
Michael Ferraro
Michael Ferraro
Film Threat

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06/23/07
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06/23/07
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06/22/07
Brian Marder
Brian Marder
Hollywood.com

If you only ever see one bad movie about warrior chicks who meet on a tropical isle for a fight contest, make it DOA: Dead or Alive.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment 2 Comments
06/20/07
Gregory Kirschling
Gregory Kirschling
Entertainment Weekly

DOA is a bad, cheesy and cheap production that nevertheless has enough goofy appeal to warrant watching with your buddies...

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06/20/07
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06/19/07
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