This movie is sort of cheap. The cinematography is not that good, also. The visual effects are bad. I really expected way more since it's a Vin Diesel movie but everything turned up to be a waste of time for me.
The storyline of the movie is really great and I was so excited to watch it that I did.
If you like a movie with a slow development and a story based on scientifical fiction about other planets on the universe, I strongly recommend it. Although, if you don't like that much and even want to give it a try, don't.
In the beginning of the movie, when I heard the first monologue, I found myself so excited about watching the film but then everything cracked upon.
You can try it on and see for yourself but I don't recommend it. It's kind of a week spot, to be honest. There are so many good movies, even about this subject, that there's no point to waste time watching a bad movie like this. Of course, I take in consideration the fact that it was a 2000's movie but still, there were many more before who did way better than this one did.
Have fun and good day.
Review by drqshadowBlockedParent2021-07-16T14:52:43Z
Shipwrecked on a desert planet, the survivors of a doomed commercial spacecraft explore the sharp sand dunes and bleached alien skeletons of a foreign landscape, seeking water and, with luck, the means to escape or send an intergalactic SOS. They aren't many in number, and even that sum soon begins to dwindle as untimely seasons shift and the sky falls into a months-long eclipse, instantly unleashing flocks of wild, hungry native night-hunters from their subterranean lairs.
Fortunately, one of the survivors is well-equipped for precisely this situation. Riddick, a violent prisoner headed for the high-security slammer, boasts extensive combat experience and a set of augmented eyes that work best in the dark. Vin Diesel is effortlessly cool in that part, one which clearly evolved during the writing process to grow from a simple, gimmicky tough guy stereotype into a well-rounded, wonderfully unpredictable instigator who throws the plot over one shoulder and almost single-handedly hikes it down the home stretch. We don't always like him, but we're constantly intrigued by him, and Diesel (in his breakthrough role) really makes the most of that duality. He's not just grunting and grinding; he's assessing and scheming, too, with the physical performance just as essential as the strong, fluid character writing.
The rest of the show is a little more mixed. It's an obviously over-performing low-budget science fiction / horror film, so some slips can be expected. Much of the egregious stuff is masked with low-grade film techniques or by abusing quick jump cuts and extreme close-ups. What serious special effects there are vary from shockingly effective (Riddick's tense, quiet staredown with one of the monsters) to downright bad (all exterior shots of the ship). It's efficient, though, visually ambitious and thematically novel. Those virtues, plus one star-grade acting performance, add up to a bit better than average in my book.