Waste of Time? Only if you lack imagination...

Rating: Null/10 (7 December 1999)

A fantastic, frightening film that succeeds in the very element that "The Blair Witch Project" did not. You didn't walk away from this movie with an empty stomach. Let's see...
-Superb actors and actresses;
-A sturdy, engrossing, and powerful plotline that is BELIEVABLE;
-Special effects that are NOT in search of a plot;
-A fascinating twist on the idea of hell as an actuality;
-Action interspersed strategically with plot, giving the viewer one heck of a MEANINGFUL ride. These were NOT cardboard characters, and the action was not pointless.
To pass this movie up because of the gore would be a supreme mistake. This movie is not horror...these people are at the near edge of what we call the Milky Way...in a spaceship...facing insanity and death, not Michael Myers. This movie is about the unknown, because science and philosophy can support the storyline. If you walked away from this film confused, you weren't paying attention. And if you weren't impressed by any single element in this film, whether you liked it or not, then you didn't understand it.
A ripoff of 2001? You're dreaming...