Short, Silly, Superficial but watchable

Rating: 6/10 (7 May 2009)

Event Horizon is an awkward sci-fi flick. The only thing it really succeeds in doing in being grizzly and ominous (not to mention gory). Over the course of an hour and a half, we are not given much more than a handful of shocks. However, the filmmakers somehow manage to execute this messy story well enough that if you like this sort of thing, you may not be temped to walk away.
After being lost in space for seven years, the Event Horizon spacecraft has suddenly reappeared in the solar system in the year 2047. A small crew led by Captain Miller is sent out to explore the ship and get some answers. What they slowly begin to realize is that the ship has not merely gone off the edge of the map, but it has been to hell and back, and now there are supernatural forces aboard. The reasons how and why this has happened are not explained to us, which is kind of disappointing. What follows is a story of survival on the haunted ship with lots of gore, cheap dialog, and typical cardboard acting.
Event Horizon is not the worst sci-fi film out. I would definitely recommend it over films like 'Sphere' and/or 'The Fifth Element', but regardless, the movie still needs work. It is just barely entertaining.