who can you trust when the killing starts?

Rating: 7/10 (23 January 2008)

We follow a group of around nine people trying to survive on a hostile planet where they have crashed with their spaceship. Among them is a prisoner, played by Vin Diesel, who they fear and at the same time have to depend upon as the story develops and this makes the group-dynamic very interesting to follow. They have no chance but to trust him and still they become anxious every time he is out of sight. The fight for survival has been made with a lot of suspense and the little group faces a lot of challenges which they try to solve in the best possible way. On the planet they have crashed upon, they discover a former colony of humans that apparently was abandoned in a hurry so along with the fight for survival comes the effort to try and answer all the questions as to what happened here?
I think that this movie is beyond any comparison much better than the sequel. If treated in a competent way the "survival"-theme is always interesting to follow especially if it is combined with the possibilities and challenges of being in a group. Should I rely on the group or should I only trust myself? Should I try to become the leader or should I accept that somebody else is trying to impose leadership on the group? There are many nuances to describe in the theme of "survivel with the group" and I think that "Pitch Black" pulls this off in a both entertaining and plausible (if you accept the basic principles of the story) way.
Regards Simon
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