A gore-soaked spooky haunted house in space film... very cool!

Rating: Null/10 (17 April 2002)

I'm a big fan of director Paul Anderson. From his first feature, 'Shopping', to his latest. 'Resident Evil'. This is his follow-up film to the kickin 'Mortal Kombat', and it delivers on every level. Great visuals, FX, music, atmosphere, acting and general feel to the film takes this above most genre outings of late. However, as much as I like this movie, I can't quite put my complete stamp of approval on it... yet. There are plenty of plot holes, unanswered questions and odd motives that serve no purpose. I now know why. The original cut of this film was over 2 and a half hours long. All the character development was taken out by the studio, along with explanations and plot. Apparently Paramount thinks we are all dumb and can't handle a horror film with a purpose. You can usually tell when this has happened when a movie clocks in at under a hour and a half ('Hellraiser 4' anyone?). I've heard rumors that an 'Event Horizon: Special Edition' is coming to DVD in the near future. I can't wait to see what a masterpiece this movie could have been. As it stands... I give it 6/10.