sci fi that's better than shlock

Rating: 7/10 (28 February 2000)

1. Vin is da bomb. 2. Although Radha was fab in High Art, she doesn't feel right for this role. Too much of a thinking sort. She's still getting by on her cuteness more than her strength, no great feat for a woman. Although she is given a nicely incisive, sharp wit for her slicing verbal defense. 3. Nice look to the film: slick visuals, original colorsense. 4. Liked the Allah component. 5. Good scary beasts. Memories of Alien. 6. Intriguing gender commentary. 7. It drew me in more, much, much more, than I ever thought it would. Actually made me jump, hide behind my hands, etc, etc, more than once. 8. Beautiful Saturn-ish planet. Neat galaxy model, premise. 9. Camera nausea-inducingly shakey at the beginning. I mean, really: is that truly necessaire? 10. Ending didn't make sense for a number of reasons. >