This one has 'Cult Film' written all over it!

Rating: 8/10 (20 February 2000)

I just saw this film and it is great! It's not perfect, but it comes close. It's got a monster that lurks around just off screen and that appears only briefly. This is not a disappointment...it's a cool device for keeping the mystery going. It's got a heroic anti-hero. A killer with a heart o' gold. Vin Diesel kicks serious ass as the lead character Richard Riddick. When he's on screen you don't want to look anywhere else. The dialog is filled with lines that you'll soon be hearing everywhere. Diesel's raspy voice intoning "You're not afraid of the dark, are you?" puts him firmly in the One-Liner Pantheon with Willis, Stallone, and Schwarzenegger. Other characters hold their own, (I enjoyed Keith David's portrayal of the Imam. His voice is great too, for the record.) but this is Diesel's film and he runs with it. He's got a couple other movies out right now but this one will blow him out into the mainstream. Go see this one, ya'll! It won't disappoint you.