A disappointment

Rating: 5/10 (6 October 2004)

Mixing science fiction and horror has been a lucrative exercise since Alien. Even Horizon, however, is more crap than anything. It started off in the right direction by keeping the ship's past whereabouts a secret, giving the horror an ambiguously creepy feel. But it made the mistake of leaving the audience too much in the dark. The only clue ever given is a dead end.
The cast is the only part of the movie that works. Most of them give good performances, most notably Laurence Fishburne and Sam Neill. You can tell they did the best with what they had.
The special effects are pretty good. If Anderson is good at anything, it's making things look real.
Event Horizon had a lot of potential. It could have been the next Alien. Instead, it sacrificed an interesting story for cheep scares and special effects.