Better Than It Ought To Be

Rating: 8/10 (25 June 2001)

Essentially an absolutely standard "Alien(s)"-descended space-slasher, "Pitch Black" adds enough original elements to allow it to surpass the limitations of the genre. The cinematography and special effects are impressive, and impressively restrained; and Vin Diesel's character ends up being far more interesting than he has any right to be.