doesn't live up to it's potential

Rating: Null/10 (7 May 2002)

A strong cast and good visual effects are sadly drowned out by a bit of an unlikely plot, where the writers have, somewhat suicidally, combined sci-fi with supernatural. The film starts off very well and there are echoes of many other films, Alien and Hellraiser certainly spring to mind, however the plot seems to get confused between sci-fi and supernatural and the result is not convincing as a plot. Which is a shame because the acting and visuals are certainly impressive and the film builds up suspense very well but these cannot cover a shabby plot and a seemingly non-evident story line as the crew try to discover what is going on, leaving a film that is literally a bloody mess. Certainly one for the gore fans.