Frustration!

Rating: 6/10 (21 March 2002)

One of the few films I have seen that has me almost punching a wall in frustration. Why Why Why Why Why did the producers of this film make a brilliant film right up till the last 25 minutes or so???????? It has sci-fi, it has horror, it has tension and it has scenes that are generally SCARY (and there's very few scenes in movies that genuinely make me feel scared nowadays). The scene where Sam Neil is in the maintenance duct and the lights go out and the red flashing strobe comes on is perhaps one of the most frightening scenes in any movie I can recall and so, so simple. This film has all the right elements in all the right amounts for the first 60-70 minutes and then it just totally derails. Even thinking about it now has me shaking my head in disgust.
If ever a budding film director needs to see the best way to butcher what should be an excellent film then this is the one to see.
Overall
This movie for me is perhaps the worst case of an "If only" film that I can think of right now.
6 out of 10 solely for the first 3/4 of the film.