the influence of other science fiction and thriller movie and story be evident throughout this film . the movie that come to mind immediately be alien and alien and and starship trooper . the story itself be fairly straightforward and not all that original and hibernate travel through space and crash landing on planet with no apparent life and a deserted geological expedition except when the light go out and force different type of people to work together toward their mutual survival and while the body count mount . this kind of movie always tend to be fun and as long a it do well . i believe that pitch black be do well . the character be interesting and you want to find out more about them the longer the movie go on and and i think people will be surprise by who do and doesn not make it . vin diesel play riddick and the stereotypical convict criminal who have a murderous past and physically prowess and high tolerance for pain and and conveniently can see in the dark . you know he be go to end up do the right thing at some point in the movie and because it hint throughout the movie that he actually may have a conscience about thing . cole house play the drug addict bounty hunter who probably in many way a real bad guy compare to riddick and a his character reveal itself throughout the movie . it be most likely that he be most courageous when the odds and firepower be in his favor . a very self serve character that in the end get what he deserve . radha mitchell play the co pilot on the doomed vessel and who be jolt out of deep sleep because the ship run through a meteor swarm or the tail end of a comment . find the pilot dead in his sleeping chamber she attempt to land the ship and which lead to our discovery of that character potentially fatal flaw fear of responsibility and accountability and and be a leader . her character in the short span of the story probably grow the most and in that she actually grow some conviction and take charge and and doesn not sit around wait to be gobble up by night stalk alien . she in some strange way connects with the ever distant human side of riddick and who in turn in the end and respect her for her choice and her sticking with them . the story in some case play out a you would expect it and but i think you will be mildly surprise by which character survive this harrowing experience . this movie be an entertaining train wreck in progress to watch . go watch it .