So i'm going to start off by stating that the 5 star rating I gave this film was simply because i enjoyed the acting of Thomas Jane. He was the only real stand-out performance in this, maybe thats because other's didnt have much of a chance to really shine but I can say that Ron Pealman and Devon Aoki were particularly bad! Ron just looked board and his accent constantly switched from American to almost-sort of-kinda-maybe Irish? I think?? Either that or he has a medical condition that I was not aware of, In which case, I'm sorry.Devon, We,, She was just BAD. I mean, like, REALLY CAN'T ACT. I remember her from Sin City as a intriguing, silent but deadly character, Maybe she should have adopted that persona for this movie as every time she spoke, it was as if a psychopath wishing you a happy birthday -Soulless.So, As the titale of this review states, I reckon most of the budget was gobbled up by the cast-ESPECIALLY John Malkovich, who was only in it for a short time amd then buggared off. His performance was relatively solid but thats to be expected.The special effects, Sometimes worked and the CGI sometimes actually gave the film a bit of charm and fit "its look and feel", But for the most part they were really badly done and brought you out of the movie as you could see the CGI farting in your face.General pros and cons, Some pros, Supporting cast were a mixed-bag, Some commanded each scene they were in and had my full attention. The setting of a futuristic/WW2/WW1 world felt pretty cool and interesting.Some cons, Choppy editing, Some scenes just came out of nowhere and it felt as though some scenes may have been cut that would have served a purpose for story telling so it just got confusing at times, Lazy writing, Bad bit-parts, but they were probably just happy to be in a film, action was garbadge, Some B-movies can save themselves with interesting and well shot fight or action scenees but these were all just generic shot-to-shot rubbish and a blurr so by the end of it, you haven't seen what happened but you just look at whoes dead to guess what happened.All in all, Rubbish, Actually, I'm going to change my rating to a 4, HA, Take that people with more money and talent than I.

I gave this movie 1 out of 10 stars because IMDb does not allow me to give less than that. If it would have, I would have probably given a zero or even negative. Producers and directors who make such movies should be banned from film making. These 111 minutes which I spent on this movie are never coming back and that would be one of the greatest regrets of my life. Where do I start and where do I end to describe this movie. A machine came from space 10,000 years ago that converts humans into mutants. People bury it and during a war it resurfaces and starts converting humans into mutants and a group of people go to destroy the machine. Mindless story which is fit for people with no brains. Everything from story to direction to acting to action to screenplay to cinematography makes me want to pull out my hair. If you ever want to waste your 111 minutes, just keep staring at the wall, but please do not watch this useless thing called movie.

Anyone that knows about the Mutant Chronicles...will laugh at this, there is no explanation to why earth looks like it does, with steam machines etc, its because in the past mankind dug up a black stone on Pluto, from this stone the brotherhood felt that it is emitting some strange force, this force is later called "Dark symmetry" which made all technological things on earth go haywire, so mankind had to destroy anything with high tech in it, since its being controlled by some unseen force "Algeroth the machine father" Mishima, Cybertronic, Bauhaus, Capitol and Imperial, the 5 great forces of planet earth, why are there no cybertronic characters in this movie? The universe of "Doomtrooper" is so big, so much things to see, the cool brotherhood assassins "Mortificators" where are they? I could have done twice as good of a movie with half that budget. They hoist the wrong flag at the start of the movie to boot...imperial but they are capitol.

This is definitely one of the best, all-out sci-fi action movies i have ever seen, with all the characteristics of a classic B-Movie; static characters, simple yet effective plot, actually good one-liners, super-digital CGI (helps give the classic feel), and best of all; enough bloody, nasty, and violent action that makes this a great watch! Out of all the characters, Thomas Jane's performance is actually quite good, filling in the shoes of a good character that you can remember and come to like, surprisingly. The run time is good, doesn't drag anything out, but one BIG disappointment was the special "Director's Cut" released on DVD; it's not nearly as good as the theatrical version!! But even so, this is a definite must watch for all sci-fi/action/horror fans because in the end, this movie is a fun ride that needs no expectations except to know that the action and suspense cover for all the flaws 7.5/10 Stars***