"Event Horizon" is a great looking Sci-Fi film. The ship designs both internal and external rival many other good ones I've seen. Paul W.S. Anderson fills this movie with interesting shots and frames the characters in a lot of doorways and corridors. The ones that come to mind are the "meat grinder" tunnel and the square glowing-green passageways filled with circuit boards. The design of the gravity drive with its three rotating rings had a real gothic look about it. The concept of the story is very attractive. The premise of a ship that can create its own black hole and jump to a different location in the universe is enough to make a Sci-Fi geek break into a thrill-induced sweat. And with the concept of the ship jumping into Hell and then back well that triggers the Horror nerd reaction. I think the movie is really strong until about the 40-minute mark when it turns strictly toward Horror which frankly doesn't work too well. There's some pretty graphic gore but the editing cuts are so quick it's questionable whether the terror of the fate of the original crew is explored to the extent that it should be. The film stays bleak throughout except for the character Cooper who provides some misplaced comic relief late in the film that really deflates the established dark mood. The cast primarily Lawrence Fishburne and Joely Richardson are very engaging but Sam Neill is just too bland to be very threatening at all. Overall though I give "Event Horizon" higher marks based on its neat visuals but knock it down a bit for the lazy ending.
Review by whitsbrainVIP 5BlockedParent2022-01-15T16:28:43Z
"Event Horizon" is a great looking Sci-Fi film. The ship designs both internal and external rival many other good ones I've seen. Paul W.S. Anderson fills this movie with interesting shots and frames the characters in a lot of doorways and corridors. The ones that come to mind are the "meat grinder" tunnel and the square glowing-green passageways filled with circuit boards. The design of the gravity drive with its three rotating rings had a real gothic look about it. The concept of the story is very attractive. The premise of a ship that can create its own black hole and jump to a different location in the universe is enough to make a Sci-Fi geek break into a thrill-induced sweat. And with the concept of the ship jumping into Hell and then back well that triggers the Horror nerd reaction. I think the movie is really strong until about the 40-minute mark when it turns strictly toward Horror which frankly doesn't work too well. There's some pretty graphic gore but the editing cuts are so quick it's questionable whether the terror of the fate of the original crew is explored to the extent that it should be. The film stays bleak throughout except for the character Cooper who provides some misplaced comic relief late in the film that really deflates the established dark mood. The cast primarily Lawrence Fishburne and Joely Richardson are very engaging but Sam Neill is just too bland to be very threatening at all. Overall though I give "Event Horizon" higher marks based on its neat visuals but knock it down a bit for the lazy ending.