an entertaining stylish movie

Rating: 8/10 (27 September 2001)

If you go and see this film without much expectation, it will amaze you, and if you do, it will still entertain you more than other horror/sci-fi movies, that came out after Aliens.
Set up on a barren planet, the lighting, landscape and equipments were stylistically filmed and beautifully set up. The shades of blue, yellow, red and white, polish the film with an edge that is equally balanced with good performances from the mostly not-famous actors.
Although there is not much science in this fiction, there are bits of pieces of how the world work in this alternate future. The interaction between the characters and how they quickly work as a team is very well conceived, as it also fills in the lack of background or scientific rationalization of the crew's history, the planet's or the creatures'.
Vin Diesel as stated elsewhere, steals the highlight of the movie, with a charismatic presence and a cool portrayal of an anti-hero. There are surprises along the way, with little humour here and there.

It could've been longer and more gory, but I guess the director/producer didn't want to overdo it. So when you count on the low bodycounts and how people die, it is not so much of a horror movie as it is more of a survival thriller.
My only complaint is that the creatures are animated, so they don't look/feel that threatening, as opposed to Alien/Aliens animatronics, courtesy of Stan Winston.
Overall, this is a highly entertaining stylish movie.
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