Review of Event Horizon (1997) by Nick P — 10 Feb 2012

I went into Event Horizon with my expectations fairly low and my expectations were met. The film has some potential and seems promising for the first 30-40 minutes. The suspense is good, the plot is unraveling, and we're learning about Dr. William Weir and Captain Miller.

The plot is ridiculous. Once the team reaches the "Event Horizon" this movie really goes to shit. It's explained that the ship has been to a terrifying realm outside of our universe and returned, and now it makes everyone hallucenate their worst fears. It goes through some back stories about how Captain Miller left one of his men on a ship to burn to death, and some other stuff that no one really cares about. Not to mention the lady that keeps seeing her son. Who gives a shit? She doesn't contribute to the main story at all. It's all mindless filler that no one really cares for.

I must admit that I am a fan of science fiction but this one takes the cake in some aspects. At one point the crew is next to Neptune with 10 hours of breathable oxygen and no one is panicking at all. Oh you know, no big deal, just going to suffocate in 10 hours. Not to mention one of the crew members navigates space without a vessel. Just in his space suit. It's all a big mess.

Overall, this film is largely comparable to "Sunshine", but with much darker tone. It's enjoyable if you can overlook some of the highly unrealistic and poorly written "drama". I enjoyed it for the most part and would say it has a decent "rewatchablity". Decent film.