Review of Riddick (2013) by David O — 01 May 2014

More like Pitch Black than Chronicles of Riddick, Riddick goes back to series' roots of dark, sci-fi action.

This review of Riddick (2013) was written by David O on 01 May 2014.

Riddick has generally received mixed reviews.

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