Underrated Sci-Fi Horror Flick

Rating: 10/10 (25 September 2002)

Turn the lights off, turn the speakers up, and sit back and prepare to be frightened. This is the first movie in long time that actually managed to freak me out (and others I know as well), so at least the horror genre isn't totally dead...
With that being said, I think one of the best parts of the movie is the original premise, where a secret faster-than-light ship that travels through black holes to reach vast distances in a short amount of time disappears on route to the nearest star... and comes back, albeit sans crew. This may appear to be a copy of old stories about ghost ships and the Flying Dutchman and such, but in terms of science fiction it breathes new life.
The thriller aspects do "borrow" from some established sci-fi/horror movies, but it works in this case, and director Anderson does a good job of keeping the suspense going.
All in all, I believe this film is rated worse than it deserves. A thumbs up in my book - rent it today!