A "could have been great" movie!

Rating: 6/10 (22 February 2000)

I went into this movie thinking that it was going to be a rather typical special effects sci-fi flick trying to get money without having to write much of a script. To my surprise I was right for the most part, but there was something in the movie that made it a lot better than the regular no plot sci-fi movies. Usually I dont go to Sci-Fi movies for the direction but the way this movie was directed intrigued me. The lighting was perfect, there were many cool shots and camera views, and great integration of special effects and characters. Which brings me to the characters in the movie...they were great. It would have been nice to get some more character development for most of them but the ones that did get some charcater development made terrific characters...and the actors did well playing their characters which helps. Van Diesel especially...I'm sure we'll be hearing from him in many more movies in the coming years. So much potential in this movie that just didnt get used at all. At the end it felt like it was just a bunch of stuff that happened. I didnt see a point in it...nothing really tied in to anything else. I gave it a weary 6/10 because it did intrigue me...and I suggest that if you really like Sci-Fi you should check it out. Otherwise it would probably be a good idea to see the re-release of American Beauty instead!
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