A Movie with heart, soul, and a Shine Job!

Rating: 10/10 (11 January 2003)

"Pitch Black" is one of those movies that comes along once in a Triple-sun: it's action-packed, thoughtful, and gripping.
Riddick, are favorite maniac with a Shine Job, leads a pack of crash-landed survivors through the Valley of the Shadow of Death on a planet populated by nocturnal carnivores. Along the way we find out that Riddick is a tortured soul; on the brink of genius, but riding a fine line between good and evil. Is he helping out of kindness, or is it a means to an end?
"Pitch Black" should be considered a Movie-With-Action; that is, it's action scenes and special effects are used to support the theme of Riddick's inner turmoil. The aliens that the beleagured crew encounter are eeriely menacing, much in the same way that the aliens in Alien were. Riddick seems to be working with and against the alien antagonists; using them to deal with the enemies amongst the group up until he discovers that life has meaning if someone believes it does.
Vin Diesel is awesome as Riddick; as many have said before, he's the best reason to root for the bad guy in a long time. The cinematic style is impressive, and the plot is intriging. Check it out; it's no Fast and the Furious.... and that's a good thing.