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The Chronicles of Riddick
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38 out of 100

Generally unfavorable - based on 34 Critics What's this?

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7.3 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 148 Ratings

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  • Starring: Colm Feore, Judi Dench, Vin Diesel
  • Summary: Vin Diesel reprises his star-making Pitch Black role of enigmatic anti-hero Richard B. Riddick in this science fiction action-adventure epic. (Universal Pictures)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 34
  3. Negative: 11 out of 34
  1. Newsweek
    Reviewed by: Devin Gordon
    70
    Twohy knows how to shoot tense, bare-knuckle action, and his towering, gunmetal gray world is a fun sandbox to play in for two hours.
  2. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Pete Vonder Haar
    60
    Isn't going to win over the art house crowd, but you could do a lot worse for summer entertainment.
  3. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Steven Rea
    38
    An overblown hodgepodge of volcano-baked desertscapes, Egyptoid-gone-baroque architecture, and gladiator-geared storm troopers with goofy headpieces, The Chronicles of Riddick bears no resemblance to the movie that spawned its namesake.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 50 out of 79
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 79
  3. Negative: 19 out of 79
  1. xXRenTyrellXx
    10
    Though the Riddick films are so under appreciated (it's a crime) I speak for real si-fi fans when I say that the Riddick series (video games included) is one of the greatest series of its genre.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. EonfgeD
    4
    The only thing that saves the movie from getting a lower score, is Riddick.
    • 1 of 2 users said yes
  3. CooterPatooter
    0
    David Twohy took his solid Pitch Black film and spun it off into... complete and utter crap. With horrendous dialogue and tiny sets that look like they were built by elementary school kids for a school play, you're inclined to think that this is supposed to be a comedic parody of the first film. But no... the film presents the material with the same seriousness as a production of Hamlet or GlenGarry Glen Ross. Whatever. After slogging your way through one awful "action" set piece after another, the final battle turns out to be a joke where the universe-conquering, death-defying bad guy turns out to be a pathetic wet noodle who crumbles under Riddick's unstoppable awesomeness. Yawn.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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