in the future and a disparate group of people asleep aboard a commercial spaceship be force to improvise their survival when the spaceship crash land on a remote and barren planet . they already have one problem in that one of the passenger be intense criminal richard riddick ( vin diesel and in his first top bill role ) while however and they be soon prey upon by a strange specie of predator that thrive in the darkness and a rare solar eclipse be soon to take place . while the script for this movie be ultimately on the routine side and it be decently act and it be especially well make technically . location work and photography and and design ( production as well a creature design ) be all very impressive . it be not the most original or stimulating science fiction or horror picture ever make and far from it and but it still provide good entertainment . diesel be particularly good at get under the skin of his intimidate character . it be not entirely predictable and however and and get some point forspoilerhaving a more politically correct end than most of it type . film on location in the desolate coober pedy area of queensland in australia . a sequel of sort be in the work . positive .