A real disappointment

Rating: 4/10 (8 March 2000)

I went to see this after hearing it mentioned as an equal to Alien and Blade Runner. I left considering it an equal to the majority of poorly written science fiction movies.
There were some nice shots and the colour filter effects are quite nice. Visually I thought the movie was average overall but certain shots had the promise of better things in the director's future.
The script is terrible, however. The "science" of the movie is laughable - it lost me early on when the WINDSHIELD breaks while in an uncontrolled descent through the atmosphere, and the pilot just sits there and shields her eyes. I don't think anyone gave any thought to the development of the creatures or their ecology - comparing this to Alien is an insult.
Vin Diesel was not bad, but if I hadn't seen him do some actual acting in Boiler Room I wouldn't have thought him anything special.