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DOA: Dead or Alive
2006 87 min Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America PG-13 16+
★4.9
Adventure, Action, Thriller
Director: Corey Yuen
🎮 Based on the game
«Dead or Alive»
Trailers
Description
Four beautiful rivals at an invitation-only martial-arts tournament join forces against a sinister threat. Princess Kasumi is an aristocratic warrior trained by martial-arts masters. Tina Armstrong is a wrestling superstar. Helena Douglas is an athlete with a tragic past. Christie Allen earns her keep as a thief and an assassin-for-hire.
Budget:
$21M
US Gross:
$480,813
Worldwide:
$7.6M
Starring
Jaime Pressly
Actor
Devon Aoki
Actor
Sarah Carter
Actor
Awards
1 nomination total
Key opinion
DOA: Dead or Alive is widely criticized for its shallow plot, wooden acting, and cartoonish, implausible action sequences. While some viewers enjoy its glossy production design and escapist aesthetic, the general consensus views it as a hollow, nonsensical adaptation that serves primarily as lightweight eye candy.
| Screenplay | The narrative is universally dismissed as shallow, derivative, and nonsensical, often functioning as little more than a thin bridge between fight sequences. | |
| Acting | Performances are consistently described as stiff, amateurish, and lacking emotional depth, with veteran actors like Eric Roberts failing to elevate the material. | |
| Production | The production design and visual aesthetic are praised for their glossy, vibrant capture of the game's locations and colorful costume work. | |
| Direction | Critics are polarized on the fight choreography: some find the dynamic, game-accurate staging entertaining and visually spectacular, while others dismiss it as cartoonish, over-reliant on CGI, and physically nonsensical. |