post-modern "Space Odyssey"

Rating: 8/10 (22 March 2006)

Yes, I think the Odyssey is the movie which stays closer than any other to this one, and definitely not "Alien", as every second reviewer here mentions. And I'm even not really sure, which one is better. Well, it's not correct to compare them like this, I'd better say, the "Event Horizon" is a cover version, a catchy, horror and post-modern one. The latter is a keyword here, although it is not like modern post-modern we get bombed with lately, it concerns more sci-fi content of the film, while it's literally packed with common ideas from sci-fi literature and almost every frame is reminiscent to other sci-fi classics. And this is not a rip-off, it's really intelligent script writing, so that a fan of classical American sci-fi literature of 50's-70's feels himself in this movie like in the very comfortable and familiar world. A very underestimated movie.