Riddick is the latest Sci Fi movie in a summer of Sci Fi flops, and unfortunately it does little to change the tone.
It is difficult to know where to begin with the faults in this film, It assumes that you understand the back story, which I didn't, so very quickly I had no idea what was going on. Because of this assumption. The Characters are extremely shallow, with no back history or explanation of who they are and why they are there.
The opening 20/25 Minutes consists of Riddick, on his own, being attacked by various different creatures one after another, and aside from some narration has very little in the way of script. Vin Diesel is not an actor who can carry this off effectively.
The plot, if you can call it that, is completely devoid of any sense of purpose and goes nowhere fast. An early Flashback that is intended to set the scene only confuses timescales, so all of a sudden I was unsure if the action I was watching was before or after the opening sequence.
This is also yet another example of the BBFC failing to do its job, The title card warns of Bloody Violence and strong Language, but completely fails to mention the Nudity.
Oh, and just for good measure, as if the film was not bad enough, we then get a very crude "ride it like you stole it" reference to The Fast and the Furious.
This is probably the most bored I have been in a cinema for some time, at several points I considered walking out, but just about managed to make it to the end. 1/10
It is difficult to know where to begin with the faults in this film, It assumes that you understand the back story, which I didn't, so very quickly I had no idea what was going on. Because of this assumption. The Characters are extremely shallow, with no back history or explanation of who they are and why they are there.
The opening 20/25 Minutes consists of Riddick, on his own, being attacked by various different creatures one after another, and aside from some narration has very little in the way of script. Vin Diesel is not an actor who can carry this off effectively.
The plot, if you can call it that, is completely devoid of any sense of purpose and goes nowhere fast. An early Flashback that is intended to set the scene only confuses timescales, so all of a sudden I was unsure if the action I was watching was before or after the opening sequence.
This is also yet another example of the BBFC failing to do its job, The title card warns of Bloody Violence and strong Language, but completely fails to mention the Nudity.
Oh, and just for good measure, as if the film was not bad enough, we then get a very crude "ride it like you stole it" reference to The Fast and the Furious.
This is probably the most bored I have been in a cinema for some time, at several points I considered walking out, but just about managed to make it to the end. 1/10
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