A brilliant idea and promising start ultimately suffer due to poor execution

Rating: 3/10 (23 March 1999)

One of the most genuinely frightening movies that I have ever seen. Maybe THE most frightening movie that I have ever seen. I was jumping at shadows and having nightmares for weeks after seeing this one -- and movies don't, as a rule. frighten me. If you're looking for a jarring, uncompromising ride to Hell and back, (and make no mistake; the film's tagline promises "infinite terror," and it's not kidding) then look no further.
Unfortunately the film's eventual descent into gore will leave many viewers with a bad taste in their mouth, myself included. As the plot (such as it is) plays out, the action becomes more and more gruesome, sacrificing genuine psychological horror for something far more visceral and, in the end, less effective.
Despite misgivings, I find that I can't completely trash this film. It delivers what it promises -- terror, on a number of levels -- and in that respects it succeeds admirably. If you don't dwell to deeply on the plot, and the fact that it's blatantly derivative of some of the best (and worst) sci-fi and horror films ever made, you might just have a good time.
But if you're looking for a cinematic masterpiece, or if you have a weak stomach, then your time and money is probably better spent elsewhere. Oh, and one closing thought:
Explosive decompression, aside from not being explosive, does not work that way; the absolute WORST thing you could do, were you to find yourself trapped in a vacuum, would be to "expel all of the air from your lungs". Just a little continuity error that's always bugged me...