ABSOLON (2003)

Tagline: “Fight for the cure… Or face extermination!”

Starring: Christopher Lambert, Kelly Brook, Lou Diamond Phillips

Directed by: David DeBartolomé

Written by: Brad Mirman

Takes place in: 2010

One man carries the cure for a deadly virus in his blood and is hunted by assassins hired by a pharmaceutical corporation.

In the future:

• A deadly virus wiped out most of humanity.
• People are forced to take Absolon, which is an extremely addictive drug.
• But the twist is: the virus died and people take Absolon for no reason.

Mission Impossible 2 came out 3 years earlier, and strangely mirrors the subject of this film. Right before the second wave of Zombie movies, deadly viruses were really popular in science-fiction. I guess it’s the reflection of our mistrust in pharmaceutical companies.

Don’t look for much substance here…it’s only a Christopher Lambert movie.