Enjoyable, but something's missing

Rating: 6/10 (3 August 2010)

Pitch Black is entertaining, but it feels underdone . It is a great looking film, no doubt there. Twohy has a great eye for color shape and texture, and he directs the film quite nicely, with a mindset toward mystique and subtlety, (which helps generate shock moments, because they come harder). However, there are still a lot of blanks to fill in. The storyline is shallow, and the characters (despite being likable people) are poorly defined, especially Vin Diesel. There is also a fairly strong sense of anti-climax. When all is said and done, Pitch Black is entertaining as a sci-fi, but it could probably use some energy, and a slightly stronger screenplay.