Another pathetic monster sci fi film

Rating: Null/10 (4 June 2001)

There was a lot of hype about pitch black, critics hailing it as an immnesly intelligent, clever and enjoyable film. Poppycock!! There is no originality in this film and it so scientifically unplausible its astounding! A group of people crash land on an alien world which has three giant suns and a big solar eclipse that lasts an amazingly long time. Well this is where science is thrown in the bin. The monsters of the film are just another run of the mill insectoid/lizard race of creatures that stalk you in dark places and eat you. There only distinguishing feature above over sci fi monsters is that they have a unique radar that helps them catch prey...but not when it gets close to their face, where they would eat it to be exact. Secondly these creatures are harmed by light...so why then did they evolve on a planet that has three suns!? The acting is good, that I will admit but the film never really goes anywhere and there are no moments to distinguish it from anything else. Brainless and flawed. This was a huge disapointment.