Average film with excellent acting

Rating: Null/10 (11 June 2001)

I have to say that the film on a whole, is very good. I was expecting non stop special affects etc.. instead it seemed that a lot more work was instilled in exploring the characters. Vin Diesel as everyone else will no doubt have to agree, is fantastic as Riddick. I felt that the eclipse happening every 22 years, and them by chance crash landing on the planet on that day/ within days was a little hard to swallow. The flaw with the physics of the planet and it is a huge flaw, is the fact that these predators don't appear to have anything else to eat. There are huge, huge numbers of them, yet they is no visible forms of life for them to feast on. If these creatures can only come out every 22 years, then they haven't had any food for at least those 22 years because all that is left on the planet is bones, no doubt caused by them on their last outing. Still, I have to say that I really liked the film, admittedly on the strengh of the characters. If Vin Diesel and Radha Mitchell had not been in it, then the film would have just been plain. Music is pretty good, didn't really notice it until I watched it the second time