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49 out of 100

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7.2 out of 10

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  • Starring: Cole Hauser, Radha Mitchell, Vin Diesel
  • Summary: A space transport crashes on an apparently deserted planet, leaving the crew to reckon with the likes of fellow passenger Riddick (Diesel), a serial murderer. The true threat to the crew turns out to be a virtual sky full of flying, flesh-eating creatures who come out to play under the protection of darkness.… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 29
  3. Negative: 6 out of 29
  1. Portland Oregonian
    Reviewed by: Shawn Levy
    91
    Between the tart dialogue, the compelling lead performances, the vivid violence and the stunning cinematography, it's complete and satisfying all on its own.
  2. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Justine Elias
    60
    (Diesel's) Riddick, a silver-eyed, musclebound escaped killer, is the most sequel-worthy sci-fi creation since the Terminator.
  3. Film.com
    Reviewed by: John Hartl
    30
    Quite shameless in imitating its predecessors.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 22
  3. Negative: 5 out of 22
  1. Midge115
    10
    Possibly the best Science Fiction movie of the 21st century, Pitch Black delivers an astounding sci-fi horror story that chronicles the events surrounding survivors of a space transport crash on a different planet. Each character flourishes in their well-defined personality, their movements, and behavior. The way they clash and the manner in which the story is told is brilliant. This is easily one of the greatest movies in the last fifty years.… Expand
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  2. kingshahid
    4
    I liked the costumes, tabla-music every two seconds and the filming location (desert). Other than that, the story (concept) was too sci-fi for me. I did not follow along with this movie. It failed at keeping me entertained. It was a long drag of nearly 2hrs from the very beginning. How this movie had sequels is beyond me.… Expand
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  3. LeventeS
    1
    A highly derivative action/horror/sci-fi film which completely fails to deliver on the action, the horror, or the science. Forgettable, interchangeable stock characters make up the bulk of the relatively small cast. The main characters are bland stereotypes, Riddick himself is only memorable because i've heard his name so many times before. None of the action is exciting, all the horror amounts to the occasional startling due to loud noises (but only two or three times in all), and there is no science to speak of. Ten minutes in I found myself looking for excuses to stop watching, I went to the bathroom, I got a drink, I made some food. Boring, repetitive, extremely underburdened with plot and convincing dialogue, and repetitive. Do not watch this film even once, you'll have more doing exactly what you would do while watching the movie, only with all electronics off. The ambiguity of Diesel's character gets one point, but they could have made it a bigger part of the story.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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