Decent action/horror.

Rating: 7/10 (5 January 2005)

When I heard Vin Diesel was in this, I decided to give it a try. He's really a great actor and no mistake. He was the the whole movie in "XXX", truly a magnetic force. He put a pretty good performance in for his screen time in Saving Private Ryan, and was also in the hottest movie of 2001, The Fast and The Furious. His only bad (REALLY BAD?!) performance, and movie, for that, was A Man Apart. But this couldn't be that bad...could it? Defiently not. This is not a great film, but it's a pretty decent action/horror (definitely better than A Man Apart, anyway). It's reasonably exciting as well, and it's only dragged down slightly by the occasional corny script. The fact is, although this may disappoint some horror fans, it definitely serves as a welcome antidote to a stressful day. Silly, dumb fun, Pitch Black is a above average thriller that will probably please most Diesel Fans.
Final Analysis: *** out of ***** (3 out of 5)