one of the few science-fiction-horror movies with a really strong atmosphere

Rating: 8/10 (23 January 2004)

Although I don´t like any other of Paul W. S. Anderson´s movies, "Event Horizon" is one of my favourite sci-fi flicks of the 90s. The threatening atmosphere is built up in an intelligent way and the sequences when the rescue crew is exploring the corridors of the deserted space ship make your nerves break. Even the ship itself is scary at first glance. The menacing atmosphere is mainly created on the fact that the rescuers can´t see an "enemy" or any reason for the disappearance of the ship (at least for a long time). -The unknown itself is the enemy and here "Event Horizon" shows some parallels to "Alien" (although Alien is far better). The score is wonderful and majestic and it underlines the horror of being trapped in space. Also the idea of the story is not bad. Acting was o.k. to me. Overall I recommend it to people who are into the "Alien" -trilogy (!) and who like sci-fi movies that don´t need any superficial action-stuff. 8/10