[Movie Review] Riddick (2013)

Posted on September 16, 2013 by thegrandshuckett in Movie Reviews // 0 Comments

Plot Summary: Left for dead on a sun-scorched planet, Riddick finds himself up against an alien race of predators. Activating an emergency beacon alerts two ships: one carrying a new breed of mercenary, the other captained by a man from Riddick's past.

Director: David Twohy

Writers: David Twohy (written by), Jim Wheat & Ken Wheat (based on characters created by), Oliver BUtcher (screenplay), Stephen Cornwell (screenplay)

Runtime: 119 min

Main Cast:

Vin Diesel as Riddick
Jordi Mollà as Santana
Matt Nable as Boss Johns
Katee Sackhoff as Dahl
Dave Bautista as Diaz
Bokeem Woodbine as Moss
Kar Urban as Vaako

Review: by Anthony and Lee

As a fan of the Riddick movie series (Pitch Black and The Chronicles of Riddick) and the video games The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay and The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena) there was no way we were going to miss the latest addition to the franchise.

What We Liked:

The special effects were pretty good, and the creatures were interesting. The new world that Riddick explored was interesting, and watching him explore it while fending for himself would have made a good movie in and of itself.

There were nods to the first Riddick movie, PItch Black, which were great for fans of the series.

Vin Diesel did a great job reprising his role. With it being the third movie, he really nailed the personality and character of Riddick.

The scenes where Riddick was alone, interacting with his dog-like companion, reminiscent of Will Smith’s I Am Legend, were some of the best scenes in the movie. Watching Riddick bond with the creature was oddly heartwarming.

What We Didn’t Like:

The rest of the cast’s acting was atrocious. Jordi Mollà was horrendous at playing the so-called villain, Santana. He randomly peppered his conversation with bits of Spanish to let you know he was some sort of Hispanic, and he never really owned the scene as the villain.