Movie fact: When entering a building inhabited by monsters, military tactics call for splitting the unit up so that soldiers can be picked off one by one.
Doom exploits this tactic to the fullest. A science station on Mars is being over run by monsters. Marines are sent in to search for and destroy the threat.
This is easily the best video game movie adaption. Of course that doesn't make it good. The monsters are sufficiently scary. The special effects are good. The best part was how they incorporated an important game element. On second thought, Rosamund Pike might have been the best part.
There are some plot holes. Like why do they keep splitting up after a few of their buddies have died that way? Why do the keep referring to marines as "soldiers"? (OK, so Hollywood doesn't know the difference.)
Be prepared for a gory, "f" bomb laden, not suitable for children flick.
2 stars (Slightly more fun that a complete game of Monopoly.)
