Vin Diesel's best, by far!

Rating: Null/10 (28 March 2003)

Diesel was much acclaimed for his performance in Fast and the furious, why? The Movie was mediocre at best, and his performance was hardly earth shattering. He played a stereotype badass, with a shallow personality. You could say the same thing about his performance as Riddick in Pitch Black, but then again, you would be dead wrong! Sure he's a badass in Pitch Black, but by no means a shallow one. His performance displays in intricate detail how the human nature is not only divided into black and white, but covers a lot of gray zones. Without revealing too much, I think it's safe to say that everyone in this movie fight for their lives, and this effectively exposes their true qualities! This certainly puts the prospect of "true evil" in perspective, and combined with the complex nature of Riddick enables us to vividly imagine the twist and turns the story takes, and the unnerving development in relationships and alliances. In addition to this quite remarkable achievement, Diesel also manages to casually deliver an appropriate amount of die hard one-liners and thereby emphasizes the action element in this movie that should not be ignored.
Sure the plot in this movie can seem a little far fetched at times, but the (relatively unknown) cast, Diesel in particular, and the dialogue they provide ensure that not does only the paranoia scenes proliferate causing immense thrills but also that this movie becomes sci-fi flick with great depth and entertainment value. 9/10