Riddick Review

Riddick is the third film in The Chronicles Of Riddick series. Vin Diesel plays the title character and the story is pretty simple: Riddick is left for dead in a desolate planet, and he now has to fight against monsters and some bounty hunters. I thought the first film Pitch Black wasn't anything special and The Chronicles Of Riddick just sucked, so I was surprised that I actually enjoyed this one. I think that what makes this one better than the rest is the fact that it is so simple. You have the first act of the movie which is only Riddick trying to survive this planet on his own. The second act is basically him against the bounty hunters, and the third is a team up between Riddick and the bounty hunters against the monsters that inhabit the planet.

Vin Diesel is great as Riddick, and it looks like he really enjoys playing this character. The other actors do their job well enough, but no one really stands out. The cgi looks great in some scenes, but in others it looks fake. I really don't know why it is so inconsistent. The pacing in this movie is kind of slow, but it is always entertaining which is kind of weird. I would have liked a little bit more backstory for Riddick though, since I never felt like I knew the character too much. One big plus for this movie are some of the kills, which were really great (and gory). 

Riddick was a really big surprise for me. I ended up enjoying the movie more than I thought I would, and it entertained me throughout. The ending was extremely abrupt though. The movie just ends all of a sudden. When you see it you'll know what I'm talking about. It has it's slow parts, but it is a fun time so I'll give Riddick 3.5/5