Is it right to say the Gene Generation DVD review was quite favorable?
The Gene Generation is a film relying almost exclusively on lead actress Bai Ling’s sexual appeal (certainly not her acting prowess) which is set against the backdrop of a PS2-era post-apocalyptic ‘Blade Runner’ish world. It sports some OK ideas, but gets overpowered by the trappings of DTV limitations. Based on a cult comic series, ‘The DNA Hacker Chronicles’, director Pearry Teo’s ‘The Gene Generation’ is one of those low-budget straight-to-video flicks that would have probably benefited from a larger budget and more capable cast (unlike most DTV fare where nothing would have helped); the pic is set in a cyber-punk world of DNA hackers and assassins, where a DNA experiment goes horribly wrong and leaves the human race in a crime-ridden, dank shambles. We meet one of these specialized assassins Michelle (Bai Ling ‘The Crow’) who chase corrupt DNA hackers in skimpy black leather and who has to constantly keep her gambling, borderline retarded brother Jackie (Parry Shen) out of trouble.
