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The combination of The Rock and one of my favourite video games of all time proved too tempting to resist. So yes, I was a sucker who paid $8.00 to see it. There is a cool first-person perspective sequence that lasts about 5 minutes towards the end of the movie, but you have to endure the other 85 minutes to get there. There's nothing much redeeming about this Aliens rip-off. Even from a nostalgic viewpoint it's not going to work for many, as the sets and mood are borrowed heavily from the most recent Doom 3 as opposed to the early 90s version of the game. And it was so ridiculous when the Rock's character (spoiler ahead, like you care because you won't be dumb enough to see it) decides that "quarantine" means "kill innocent civilians".

"Sarge, they show no signs of infection, we have to evacuate them!"
"No signs of infection? Who cares, they all must die!!!!"

I'm paraphrasing a bit, but you catch my drift.

The Rock has a good screen presence and will always be credible in an action role, but he needs to do something GOOD for a change.

The 17% rating over at rottentomatoes.com is pretty accurate. Avoid this one (but you knew that already). But I should also point out, like many bad movies, I was never bored.